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Artificially intelligent systems, given a set of non-trivial ethical rules to follow, will inevitably be faced with scenarios which call into question the scope of those rules. In such cases, human reasoners typically will engage in…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-11-06 John Licato , Zaid Marji , Sophia Abraham

In the last five years, private companies, research institutions as well as public sector organisations have issued principles and guidelines for ethical AI, yet there is debate about both what constitutes "ethical AI" and which ethical…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2019-09-04 Anna Jobin , Marcello Ienca , Effy Vayena

This paper aims to provide an overview of the ethical concerns in artificial intelligence (AI) and the framework that is needed to mitigate those risks, and to suggest a practical path to ensure the development and use of AI at the United…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-04-27 Lambert Hogenhout

The field of machine ethics aims to build Artificial Moral Agents (AMAs) to better understand morality and make AI agents safer. To do so, many approaches encode human moral intuition as a set of axioms on actions e.g., do not harm, you…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-04-17 Taylor Olson

The transition of Artificial Intelligence (AI) from a lab-based science to live human contexts brings into sharp focus many historic, socio-cultural biases, inequalities, and moral dilemmas. Many questions that have been raised regarding…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-06-19 Kaska Porayska-Pomsta , Wayne Holmes , Selena Nemorin

Big models have greatly advanced AI's ability to understand, generate, and manipulate information and content, enabling numerous applications. However, as these models become increasingly integrated into everyday life, their inherent…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-10-27 Xiaoyuan Yi , Jing Yao , Xiting Wang , Xing Xie

Despite the immense societal importance of ethically designing artificial intelligence (AI), little research on the public perceptions of ethical AI principles exists. This becomes even more striking when considering that ethical AI…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2022-05-13 Kimon Kieslich , Birte Keller , Christopher Starke

Generative AI systems (ChatGPT, DALL-E, etc) are expanding into multiple areas of our lives, from art Rombach et al. [2021] to mental health Rob Morris and Kareem Kouddous [2022]; their rapidly growing societal impact opens new…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-05-21 Alexis Roger , Esma Aïmeur , Irina Rish

The term ethics is widely used, explored, and debated in the context of developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) based software systems. In recent years, numerous incidents have raised the profile of ethical issues in AI development and led…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-02-21 Aastha Pant , Rashina Hoda , Chakkrit Tantithamthavorn , Burak Turhan

This paper presents a theoretical framework for the AI ethical resonance hypothesis, which proposes that advanced AI systems with purposefully designed cognitive structures ("ethical resonators") may emerge with the ability to identify…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-07-21 Tomasz Zgliczyński-Cuber

As AI systems become increasingly sophisticated, questions about machine consciousness and its ethical implications have moved from fringe speculation to mainstream academic debate. Current ethical frameworks in this domain often implicitly…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-12-03 Zhou Ziheng , Haiqiang Dai , Bin Ling , Ying Nian Wu , Demetri Terzopoulos

With the increase in adoption of machine learning tools by organizations risks of unfairness abound, especially when human decision processes in outcomes of socio-economic importance such as hiring, housing, lending, and admissions are…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-09-11 Lily Morse , Mike H. M. Teodorescu , Yazeed Awwad , Gerald Kane

Artificial intelligence (AI) ethics has gained significant momentum, evidenced by the growing body of published literature, policy guidelines, and public discourse. However, the practical implementation and adoption of AI ethics principles…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-03-03 Sarah Hladikova , Yuling Wang , Andreia Martinho

We consider the question of what properties a Machine Ethics system should have. This question is complicated by the existence of ethical dilemmas with no agreed upon solution. We provide an example to motivate why we do not believe falling…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-03-26 Louise A. Dennis , Michael Fisher

Being a complex subject of major importance in AI Safety research, value alignment has been studied from various perspectives in the last years. However, no final consensus on the design of ethical utility functions facilitating AI value…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-07-02 Nadisha-Marie Aliman , Leon Kester

Artificial Intelligence (AI) aims to elevate healthcare to a pinnacle by aiding clinical decision support. Overcoming the challenges related to the design of ethical AI will enable clinicians, physicians, healthcare professionals, and other…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-09-27 Forhan Bin Emdad , Shuyuan Mary Ho , Benhur Ravuri , Shezin Hussain

We paraphrase Descartes' famous dictum in the area of AI ethics where the "I doubt and therefore I am" is suggested as a necessary aspect of morality. Therefore AI, which cannot doubt itself, cannot possess moral agency. Of course, this is…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-03-13 Viktor Dorfler , Giles Cuthbert

Previous research has shown that the fairness and the legitimacy of a moral decision-maker are important for people's acceptance of and compliance with the decision-maker. As technology rapidly advances, there have been increasing hopes and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-10-11 Boyoung Kim , Elizabeth Phillips

We present an overview of the literature on trust in AI and AI trustworthiness and argue for the need to distinguish these concepts more clearly and to gather more empirically evidence on what contributes to people s trusting behaviours. We…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-09-20 Andreas Duenser , David M. Douglas

In recent years, much research has been dedicated to uncovering the environmental impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), showing that training and deploying AI systems require large amounts of energy and resources, and the outcomes of AI…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-01-22 Nynke van Uffelen , Lode Lauwaert , Mark Coeckelbergh , Olya Kudina