The Ethics of AI Ethics -- An Evaluation of Guidelines
Abstract
Current advances in research, development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) systems have yielded a far-reaching discourse on AI ethics. In consequence, a number of ethics guidelines have been released in recent years. These guidelines comprise normative principles and recommendations aimed to harness the "disruptive" potentials of new AI technologies. Designed as a comprehensive evaluation, this paper analyzes and compares these guidelines highlighting overlaps but also omissions. As a result, I give a detailed overview of the field of AI ethics. Finally, I also examine to what extent the respective ethical principles and values are implemented in the practice of research, development and application of AI systems - and how the effectiveness in the demands of AI ethics can be improved.
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@article{arxiv.1903.03425,
title = {The Ethics of AI Ethics -- An Evaluation of Guidelines},
author = {Thilo Hagendorff},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.03425},
year = {2020}
}
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16 pages, 1 table