Towards a Code of Ethics for Artificial Intelligence

by Paula Boddington

Overview

The author investigates how to produce realistic and workable ethical codes or regulations in this rapidly developing field to address the immediate and realistic longer-term issues facing us. She spells out the key ethical debates concisely, exposing all sides of the arguments, and addresses how codes of ethics or other regulations might feasibly be developed, looking for pitfalls and opportunities, drawing on lessons learned in other fields, and explaining key points of professional ethics.

The book provides a useful resource for those aiming to address the ethical challenges of AI research in meaningful and practical ways.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319606477
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	11/10/2017
Series:	Artificial Intelligence: Foundations, Theory, and Algorithms
Edition description:	1st ed. 2017
Pages:	124
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction to AI and Ethics.- What Do We Need to Understand About Ethics?.- What's Special About Ethical Questions in AI?.- Codes of Professional Ethics.- How AI Challenges Professional Ethics.- Developing Codes of Ethics Amidst Fast Technological Change.- Some Characteristic Pitfalls and Questions in Considering Ethics of AI.- Some Suggestions for How to Proceed.