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Artificial intelligence – AI
Introduction
We have been encapsulated by images of humanoid robots, often portrayed in science fiction movies and TV series, that look, speak, and act, like us. This human mimicry is what is often what is understood as “artificial intelligence” (AI) in popular culture. It is typically the most inviting, interesting, and visual picture of AI that allows us to understand the potential of this technology. These types of AI robots often take on the role as our assistants, colleagues, friends, and even lovers. Conversely, media has also portrayed AI through dystopian images, such as Skynet in the Terminator franchise, whereby, these machines turn against us and try to either enslave or eradicate us altogether. AI is conveyed as either leading us to utopia or being our downfall.
While these depictions are still in the world of science fiction, AI has started to receive increased attention over the past decade as something that will propel the economy...
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Many of the challenges faced in the ethics of Big Data correlate with AI ethics. This is because vast streams of data are being retrieved, stored, cleaned, processed, and used, by AI applications. Many of the issues discussed in the Big Data Ethics chapter are equally applicable here, therefore.
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Ryan, M. (2023). Ethics and Artificial Intelligence. In: Poff, D.C., Michalos, A.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Ethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22767-8_1261
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