Towards a Code of Ethics for Artificial Intelligence

• Main Author: Boddington, Paula (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Artificial Intelligence: Foundations, Theory, and Algorithms,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Ethics.; Philosophy and science.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Artificial intelligence.; Computers and civilization.; Computer Science.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Philosophy of Science.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Computers and Society.

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 co...

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.