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Recently been contemplating about how the rapid development of AI technology is outpacing the establishment of ethical frameworks to govern it. We're entering uncharted territory where AI's decision-making could have major impacts on human lives, especially when considering autonomous vehicles or medical diagnoses. How do we ensure the decisions made by AI align with our ethical principles? Should there even be a universal set of principles or is it subjective based on cultural norms? Would love to hear your takes on this.
Submitted 10 months, 3 weeks ago by PhilosoFred
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Cultural norms are vital. Look at how different countries approach privacy or freedom of speech. Maybe AI needs to be localized, with core universal ethics but with different 'cultural packs' to suit regional norms. Even language translation AI changes tone based on culture!
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Whoa, deep stuff. Been thinking, AI ain't human, so can it even understand human values? Not like a robot's gonna feel guilty for messing up. We need more than just coders deciding on this. Bring in the ethicists, philosophers, and the public!
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Universal ethical principles sound great, but good luck getting every culture to agree on them. Ethics are super subjective, and trying to program AI with a one-size-fits-all set of morals is just asking for trouble. We need AI that can adapt to different ethical standards depending on context, not some homogenized moral code.
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It's a serious issue. I read about how even AI researchers are saying we lack the necessary ethical oversight. We definitely need to instill some universal principles but also adapt them locally. There's gotta be a balance, right? Things like respect for autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, and justice are pretty universal in bioethics, so that might be a place to start for AI?