Ethical Systems for Artificial Intelligence

Recent technological advancements have brought about rapid growth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. AI is broad in nature and has been adopted by many different sectors such as manufacturing, health care, transport, communication, banking, commerce, etc. AI applications such as visual recognition, autonomous robots, autonomous vehicles, virtual assistants, predictive analysis, and interaction with the environment and humans are profoundly changing the reality in which we live. For some years now, various entities and expert groups across the globe have been working to develop ethical guidelines and moral systems to guide the design of AI and its impact on society. These initiatives have resulted in a growing number of AI principles and recommendations. The proliferation of guidelines from different entities highlights the prominence and complexity of the issue of ethics. However, the multiple approaches being used are causing a high degree of ambiguity and confusion. Therefore, it is important to have clear, structured ethical guidelines for the development, implementation, and use of AI. Keeping this in mind, this chapter provides an overview and analysis of different ethical approaches emerging from the ethical declarations of different stake- holders—governmental, profit corporation, no-profit organization, and university or research centers—in order to draw up more structured guidelines and to provide future directions for both research and society.