My Ethical AI Principles
Sign posted in the common kitchen at the campground in Selfoss, Iceland, where this article was written I understand. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a technology unlike any we've seen before. It looks like it can do amazing things, and because of that, it also looks like it could get people into a lot of trouble. And we want to do the right thing. So yes, I understand, we want some ethical guidelines for using AI. Right away, this discussion can go in one of two directions. On the one hand, we might be thinking of the legal risks involved in the use of AI, and how to avoid those. In this case, AI ethics is a bit like a code of practice to let people know that by following we took every reasonable precaution to prevent harm. The other direction we might go is to approach ethics in the sense of what's right. We're not worried about the legality of what we're doing, we're worried about whether we're doing a good thing or a bad thing. It's so hard to tell, ...
