AI ethics
"AI ethics is much debated today and often attracts fears about superintelligence. This book, written by a philosopher of technology engaged in research and policy on the topic, moves away from science fiction fantasies and instead focuses on concrete ethical issues raised by AI and data science. After contextualizing nightmares about AI and sketching some philosophical issues, it looks at what the technology actually is and discusses problems such as responsibility, transparency, and bias. It …
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- Full title :AI ethics / Mark Coeckelbergh.
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"AI ethics is much debated today and often attracts fears about superintelligence. This book, written by a philosopher of technology engaged in research and policy on the topic, moves away from science fiction fantasies and instead focuses on concrete ethical issues raised by AI and data science. After contextualizing nightmares about AI and sketching some philosophical issues, it looks at what the technology actually is and discusses problems such as responsibility, transparency, and bias. It also gives an overview of AI policy and discusses its challenges - also in the light of climate change. The book ends with a call for more wisdom next to intelligence"--
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- Publication Date:2020
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):The MIT Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2020
The Physical Object
- Description:viii, 229 pages ; : 18 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780262538190, 0262538199
- oclc:on1099540107
- LC Classification:Q334.7
- Dewey Decimal:170
Table of Contents
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall -- Superintelligence, Monsters, and the AI Apocalypse -- All about the Human -- Just Machines? -- The Technology -- Don't Forget the Data (Science) -- Privacy and the Other Usual Suspects -- A-responsible Machines and Unexplainable Decisions -- Bias and the Meaning of Life -- Policy Proposals -- Challenges for Policymakers -- It's the Climate, Stupid! On Priorities, the Anthropocene, and Elon Musk's Car in Space
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