Ethics and Impact of Artificial Intelligence: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Abstract

Rapid development in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) brings significant opportunities for society, prompting at the same time an exploration of its complex implications. Creating and using AI that mirrors human intelligence implies an associated responsibility. Ethical concerns about the impact of AI also include human autonomy, dignity, and justice, which underscores the need to cultivate responsible and ethical practices in its development and use. AI’s impact on social structures, some of which are the labor markets and communication, underscores the need for developing modified, responsible regulation for the new circumstances. Additionally, its potential to amplify social inequalities due to the inherent biases and other reasons, indicates the importance of our thorough engagement that would ensure transparency, fairness, and accountability of AI systems. For a holistic understanding of AI’s societal impact, a multidisciplinary approach is needed that implicates collaboration between IT experts, philosophers, sociologists, theologians and many others. Need for the ethical development and application of AI, calls for achieving the collaboration between governments, industries, civil society, and international organizations. It is a global issue, but the current practice shows no unity on this issue on a global scale. What’s more, global race for AI dominance makes deep geopolitical ramifications. Having in mind all of the above, we assume that human-AI relations should be continuously reevaluated and controlled through the ongoing dialogue of multidisciplinary and multi-level character, based on considerations of ethical implications, where diverse national and cultural perspectives are being respected