Holding AI to the Highest Ethical Standards

Abstract

Contrary to the frenzy of hyperbolic rhetoric preaching artificial intelligence (AI) as a juggernaut crushing whatever is in its path, this article seeks to inquire into the possibility of an “AI for the rest of us” – one that offers a unique possibility for social progress. Truth be told, no matter how impressive AI algorithms are, they remain prone to be marred by disinformation, linguistic incompetence, amorality and faux science. This renders human tuning and judgment decisive factors in the success or failure of the AI journey and in balancing creativity with constraint. Not to mention, the moral compass instilled in humans, regardless of their ethnicity or religion, implicating a unilateral commitment to regard others as one does oneself.