Ethics not included: the impact of robotics and AI on the labor market Aimee van Wynsberghe | Feb 1, 2017 | TU Delft
Overview • What is Ethics? And why is it relevant for robotics and AI? • Converging disciplines • General ethical issues • Impact of AI on labor • Take home message
What I am NOT talking about Distinction between narrow and general (weak vs strong) AI, and ‘Artificial Moral Agents’
? What is ethics?
Ethics 101 Good/Bad Values Freedoms Ethics Rights Right/Wrong Principles
Ethics 101 • Ethics is not just about saying “NO” • Identify the good and worthwhile • Steer us in that direction
Why should we all care?
It’s not just about AI…
? Ethical Issues in Robotics, AI, Big data, Machine learning, IoT
General Ethical Issues: 1. Privacy (data collection, storage, use, informed consent, data minimization) 2. Distributive Justice 3. Safety and Security vs surveillance 4. Inherent bias in the data 5. Predictive power vs explanatory power 6. …
Impact of AI on labor: 1. AI will end mankind, labor market non-existent! 2. Drastic increase in unemployment; replacing human jobs with AI and robots
Impact of AI on labor: 1. AI will end mankind, labor market non-existent! 2. Drastic increase in unemployment; replacing human jobs with AI and robots
A Shift in the Workforce
Will a robot take my job?
Impact of AI on labor: Shifting focus 1. Negative employment conditions 2. Impact on gender gap 3. Hybrid responsibility – who/what is accountable, responsible, liable?
Monitoring at work…
Impact of AI on labor: Shifting focus 1. Negative employment conditions 2. Impact on gender gap 3. Hybrid responsibility – who/what is accountable, responsible, liable?
Where do women fit in to the new job market?
Impact of AI on labor: Shifting focus 1. Negative employment conditions 2. Impact on gender gap 3. Shared responsibility – who/what is accountable, responsible, liable?
Main Questions: 1. What control do we want to ? delegate to our machines? 2. What importance do we place on accountability, transparency, liability, responsibility? 3. What roles and jobs do we (society) value?
Take away message: In short, ethics is not included with these technologies. We, the humans, must provide it.
Thanks! ANY QUESTIONS? You can find me at aimeevanwynsberghe.com Responsiblerobotics.org
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