#855 Luciano Floridi - The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence; Principles, Challenges, Opportunities
RECORDED ON OCTOBER 18th 2023.
Dr. Luciano Floridi is the Founding Director of the Digital Ethics Center and Professor of Cognitive Science at Yale University. His research concerns primarily Digital Ethics, the Philosophy of Information, and the Philosophy of Technology. He is editor of The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence for the Sustainable Development Goals, and author of The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: Principles, Challenges, and Opportunities (OUP), and The Green and the Blue: Naïve Ideas to Improve Politics in the Digital Age (Wiley).
In this episode, we focus on The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. We first get into some historical background, and talk about how old the concept of AI is. We discuss how we should be realistic in our worries about future AI developments. We talk about principles of ethical AI, and a distinction between soft and hard ethics. We go through challenges posed by algorithms, and how AI can be used for criminal activity. Finally, we talk about the idea of AI for Social Good.
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Intro
How old is the concept of AI?
Having realistic worries about how AI will evolve in the future
Principles for ethical AI
Distinguishing between soft and hard ethics
The challenges posed by algorithms
AI used for criminal activity
AI for Social Good
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Our first interview: https://youtu.be/jgmdEk7rTxU
Our second interview: https://youtu.be/vBWG89wOYV4
The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: https://bit.ly/3sCMA3S
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