Philosophy Bites

Peter Railton on AI and Ethics

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Jul 1, 2022
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INSIGHT

AI Learns Beyond Programming

  • Modern AI systems learn from data and experience rather than relying solely on pre-programmed rules.
  • This allows them to discover new strategies and knowledge that humans may not have known before.
INSIGHT

AI Responsibility and Ethical Mistakes

  • AI machines are given certain responsibilities but are not moral agents since they lack qualities like self-reflection and emotions.
  • Ethical mistakes by AI differ from technical ones, often involving the unfair use of data correlated with sensitive variables like race.
ANECDOTE

AI Surgery and Ethical Risks

  • Autonomous AI performing delicate operations can outperform humans in precision and data processing.
  • However, such machines might miss subtle ethical signals that experienced humans would detect, causing potential ethical errors.
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