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Walter Sinnott Armstrong on AI and Morality

Jun 14, 2024
Philosopher Walter Sinnott Armstrong and David Edmonds discuss AI's role in ethics, focusing on embedding human values, resolving ethical dilemmas in healthcare, and AI's potential in decision-making processes like kidney transplants and medical diagnoses.
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Quick takeaways

  • AI can learn ethics from human behavior online for better decision-making.
  • AI assists in medical ethics decisions by predicting human responses to complex conflicts.

Deep dives

Defining Artificial Intelligence Broadly

Artificial intelligence is broadly defined as occurring when a machine learns to achieve a goal by testing different means to improve its approach. It involves learning and adapting as it progresses, with a focus on finding more effective ways to reach its objectives.

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