Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics: Ethics of AI and Ethical AI

1. Introduction

Some researchers and practitioners believe that artificial intelligence (AI) is still a long way from having consciousness and being comparable to humans, and consequently, there is no rush to consider ethical issues. But AI, combined with other smart technologies such as robotics, has already shown its potential in business, healthcare, transportation, and many other domains. Further, AI applications are already impacting humanity and society. Autonomous vehicles can replace a large number of jobs, and transform the transportation and associated industries. For example, short-haul flights and hospitality services along highways will be impacted if driverless cars enable passengers to sleep and work during the journey. AI-recruiters are known to exhibit human biases because the training data inherits the same biases we have as humans. The wealth gap created by the widening differences between return on capital and return on labor is posed to create social unrest and upheavals. The future of work and future of humanity will be affected by AI and plans need to be formulated and put in place. Building AI ethically and having ethical AI are urgent and critical. Unfortunately, building ethical AI is an enormously complex and challenging task.