AI:

Where we've been & where we're going

AI:

Where we've been & where we're going

Ideologies of AI

and

AI Ideologies

Ideologies of AI

and

AI Ideologies

Futures

Thank you

 

www.benbyford.com

www.machine-ethics.net

Thank you

 

www.benbyford.com

www.machine-ethics.net

Capitalism

  • A social construct?

  • A set of technologies?

Technology
is part of our lives and it also
shapes it

With great power comes great responsibility

“It is impossible to work in information technology without also engaging in social engineering.”

Jaron Lanier

AIssues

knowledge erosion / de-skilling, inappropriate AI uses, total surveillance, AI value alignment, diverse workforce, human rights and measurements of human flourishing, destablising democracy / political exploitation, lack of accountability, job displacement, lack of inclusion, fairness / bias, impersonation / deepfakes, environmental impacts, unintended consequences, lack of transparency, black box / explainability, data protection, consent, intellectual property rights, data manipulation, whos ethical values, information obfuscation, duplication of personal data, security, safety, perversion, robustness, personhood, singularity, world without work, human value, psychosis, degredation of knowledge

“Perhaps interacting with an ethical robot might someday even inspire us to behave more ethically ourselves.”

 

Anderson, Anderson 2012

wikipedia

 

Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct.

Ethics is about US

What is right to do?
What systems or frameworks should we make to help?
What behaviour is and isn't permissible or desirable?
What kinds of opportunities are we making available or not?
What does a good life look like?

What ought we create?

What direction are we taking the world in?

AI past, past and future

By Ben Byford

AI past, past and future

AI past, past and future - talks for 2026

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