This book offers a unique interdisciplinary perspective on the ethics of artificial intelligence (autonomous, intelligent, and connected systems, or AIS), applying principles of the social cognition to understand the social and ethical issues associated with the creation, adoption, and implementation of AIS. As humans become entangled in sociotechnical systems defined by human and artificial agents, there is a pressing need to understand how trust is created, used, and abused. Compounding the difficulty in answering these questions, stakeholders directly or indirectly affected by these systems differ in their motivations, understanding, and values. This volume provides a comprehensive resource to help stakeholders understand ethical issues of designing and implementing AIS using an ethical sensemaking approach. Starting with the general technical affordances of AIS, Dr. Schoenherr considers the features of system design relating data integrity, selection and interpretation of algorithms, and the evolution processes that drive AIS innovation as a sociotechnological system. The poles of technophobia and technophilia in the public perception of AIS are then described and considered against existing evidence, including issues ranging from the displacement and re-education needs of the human workforce, the impact on technology use on interpersonal accord, and surveillance and cybersecurity. Ethical frameworks are then considered that provide tools for evaluating the values and outcomes of AIS and considered along with ethical sensemaking processes identified by psychological science. Finally, these disparate threads are brought together and considered in a design framework. Also including sections on policies and guideline, gaming and social media, and Eastern philosophical frameworks, this is fascinating reading for students and academics in psychology, computer science, philosophy, and related areas, as well as professionals such as policy makers and those working with AI systems.

Book Information
ISBN 9780367697983
Author Jordan Schoenherr
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 156g