AI and the Ethical Challenge

Stefan H. Vieweg ()
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Stefan H. Vieweg: RFH - University of Applied Sciences Cologne

Chapter 7 in AI for the Good, 2021, pp 143-157 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter analyzes the ethical implication AI has for individuals and societies. Initially, the fundamental impact that automation in general and AI in particular have on the amount and type of human work will be discussed. Obviously, the ethical challenge of AI technology is immense and scratches on the cornerstone of open societies in particular. The AI superpowers the USA and China are discussed from an ethical perspective by providing a respective framing of the approaches in those countries. In China, the setup of a total surveillance state using AI technology is put into a historical and societal context, as this is required to understand (from the outside) the comparatively high acceptance rate of the master-surveillance program “Sharp Eyes” within the population. Although in the USA the motivation to X-ray consumers down to very private dimensions of the individual’s personality is completely different, the ethical issues are no less important in this business model. Initial steps on data protection are explained.

Keywords: AI; Big Tech; CCTV; CCPA; GDPR; Human rights; Job loss; Milk scandal; Offshorability; Sentiment analysis; Sharp Eyes; Surveillance; Tragedy of the commons (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-66913-3_7

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