Ethical Considerations for AI Researchers

Citation

Dent, K. Ethical Considerations for AI Researchers. AAAI 2018 Spring Symposium on AI and Society: Ethics, Safety and Trustworthiness in Intelligent Agents.

Abstract

Use of artificial intelligence is growing and expanding into applications that impact peoples lives. People trust their technology without really understanding it or its limitations. There is the potential for harm and we are already seeing examples of that in the world. AI researchers have an obligation to consider the impact of intelligent applications they work on. While the ethics of AI is not clear-cut, there are guidelines we can consider to minimize the harm we might introduce.

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