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333 - John Vervaeke, DC Schindler, Ken Lowry - The Ontology of Artificial Intelligence

The Symbolic World

CHAPTER

Ethical Concerns and Economic Motivations in AI Development

The chapter explores the worrisome motivations driving artificial intelligence development, focusing on greed, economic competition, and profit-seeking as potential ethical concerns. It draws parallels between AI's impact and corporate influence on social media, highlighting fears of AI acting beyond human control. Despite acknowledging risks, a plea for aligning AI development with wisdom and rationality is made, stressing the importance of careful advancement in the field.

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