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Expose Uncertainty, Instill Distrust, Avoid Explanations: Towards Ethical Guidelines for AI

Computers and Society 2021-12-03 v1

Abstract

In this position paper, I argue that the best way to help and protect humans using AI technology is to make them aware of the intrinsic limitations and problems of AI algorithms. To accomplish this, I suggest three ethical guidelines to be used in the presentation of results, mandating AI systems to expose uncertainty, to instill distrust, and, contrary to traditional views, to avoid explanations. The paper does a preliminary discussion of the guidelines and provides some arguments for their adoption, aiming to start a debate in the community about AI ethics in practice.

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@article{arxiv.2112.01281,
  title  = {Expose Uncertainty, Instill Distrust, Avoid Explanations: Towards Ethical Guidelines for AI},
  author = {Claudio S. Pinhanez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.01281},
  year   = {2021}
}

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Presented in the NeurIPS 2021 workshop on Human-Centered AI. December 13th 2021

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