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Record Nr.

UNISA996464444903316

Autore

Stahl Bernd Carsten

Titolo

Artificial Intelligence for a Better Future [[electronic resource] ] : An Ecosystem Perspective on the Ethics of AI and Emerging Digital Technologies / / by Bernd Carsten Stahl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021

ISBN

3-030-69978-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (128 pages)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Research and Innovation Governance, , 2452-0527

Disciplina

006.3

Soggetti

Artificial intelligence

Ethics

Computers and civilization

Technology - Philosophy

Business ethics

Artificial Intelligence

Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics

Computers and Society

Philosophy of Technology

Business Ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Artificial Intelligence and Other Emerging Technologies -- 3 The Ethics of AI -- 4 Mitigation Measures -- 5 An AI Ecosystem for Human Flourishing -- 6 Conclusion -- 7 Index. .

Sommario/riassunto

This open access book proposes a novel approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI) ethics. AI offers many advantages: better and faster medical diagnoses, improved business processes and efficiency, and the automation of boring work. But undesirable and ethically problematic consequences are possible too: biases and discrimination, breaches of privacy and security, and societal distortions such as unemployment, economic exploitation and weakened democratic processes. There is even a prospect, ultimately, of super-intelligent



machines replacing humans. The key question, then, is: how can we benefit from AI while addressing its ethical problems? This book presents an innovative answer to the question by presenting a different perspective on AI and its ethical consequences. Instead of looking at individual AI techniques, applications or ethical issues, we can understand AI as a system of ecosystems, consisting of numerous interdependent technologies, applications and stakeholders. Developing this idea, the book explores how AI ecosystems can be shaped to foster human flourishing. Drawing on rich empirical insights and detailed conceptual analysis, it suggests practical measures to ensure that AI is used to make the world a better place.