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Module 10: Module 10: New Frontiers for Computer New Frontiers for Computer Ethics: Artificial IntelligenceEthics: Artificial Intelligence

IntroductionIntroduction

Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence

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IntroductionIntroduction

Artificial Intelligence (AI), cyberspace Artificial Intelligence (AI), cyberspace (CP), and virtual reality are all opening up (CP), and virtual reality are all opening up new frontiersnew frontiers

Creating new possibilitiesCreating new possibilities

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Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence

AI – is a field of learning that emulates AI – is a field of learning that emulates human intelligencehuman intelligence

Advances in human intelligence:Advances in human intelligence:– Machine intelligence has led to RoboticsMachine intelligence has led to Robotics– Space explorationSpace exploration– MedicineMedicine– Advanced research Advanced research

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Artificial Intelligence…Artificial Intelligence…

Limitations of AI:Limitations of AI:– Lack of credible science safeguardsLack of credible science safeguards– Fear of a superhuman Fear of a superhuman – Abdication of individual responsibilities Abdication of individual responsibilities

AI and ethics:AI and ethics:– AI agents and user responsibilitiesAI agents and user responsibilities– User accountabilityUser accountability

The Future Role of Autonomous The Future Role of Autonomous AgentsAgents

AI has made impressive progress in manufacturing, consumer AI has made impressive progress in manufacturing, consumer products, finance, management, and medicine. products, finance, management, and medicine.

Advances have also been made in knowledge engineering systems, Advances have also been made in knowledge engineering systems, perception, human language understanding, fuzzy systems, and perception, human language understanding, fuzzy systems, and modeling of the brain and evolution [10].modeling of the brain and evolution [10].

The current success stories in AI are in areas such as machine vision, The current success stories in AI are in areas such as machine vision, speech understanding, and knowledge processing do not incorporate speech understanding, and knowledge processing do not incorporate common sense, thus progress in AI research as a realization of common sense, thus progress in AI research as a realization of human intelligence has been dismal at best. human intelligence has been dismal at best.

However, the future of AI is going to remain controversial. However, the future of AI is going to remain controversial.

Two schools of thought have been forming according to what is Two schools of thought have been forming according to what is perceived as good or bad about AI’s contribution to humanity.perceived as good or bad about AI’s contribution to humanity.– In one school are those who take a dark view of AI contributions, labeling all AI In one school are those who take a dark view of AI contributions, labeling all AI

activities as research gone wrong, “mad scientist” research in the spirit of Mary activities as research gone wrong, “mad scientist” research in the spirit of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. They list a litany of concerns:Shelley’s Frankenstein. They list a litany of concerns:

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In contrast to these naysayers, the other In contrast to these naysayers, the other school see the future of AI as very school see the future of AI as very beneficial to humanity. beneficial to humanity. – They see a fruitful partnership with the agents They see a fruitful partnership with the agents

in which the agents are relieving us of all our in which the agents are relieving us of all our dangerous and tedious tasks, making our dangerous and tedious tasks, making our lives a little easier and helping us reach our lives a little easier and helping us reach our ultimate goal of the good life.ultimate goal of the good life.

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