Human Dignity as a Tool for Differentiating Between Maleficent and Beneficent Uses of Artificial Intelligence

Brett G. Scharffs and Alexandra Brown

The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 2025, vol. 23, issue 3, 5-15

Abstract: Artificial intelligence will be used for both good and ill, and we, as designers and users, and as governments regulating AI, should use the concept of human dignity as the key conceptual mechanism for differentiating between socially positive and socially negative applications of AI. When evaluating any AI system or use, we should continually ask: Is this technology dignity-enhancing, dignity-degrading, or dignity-neutral? This human dignity test provides a moral compass and evaluative framework to help us navigate the rapidly changing world where AI will constantly alter the moral terrain that we face.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2025.2531652

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