Towards a Code of Ethics for Artificial Intelligence

by Paula Boddington

The author investigates how to produce realistic and workable ethical codes or regulations in this rapidly developing field to address the immediate and realistic longer-term issues facing us. She spells out the key ethical debates concisely, exposing all sides of the arguments, and addresses how codes of ethics or other regulations might feasibly be developed, looking for pitfalls and opportunities, drawing on lessons learned in other fields, and explaining key points of professional ethics. The book provides a useful resource for those aiming to address the ethical challenges of AI research in meaningful and practical ways. 

Genres: Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Philosophy

143 pages, Hardcover

Published November 17, 2017

Reviews

[Mark Nichols · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly readable, and gives rise to much concern. Clearly the issues related to AI ethics are complex, multi-faceted and high-stakes. AI itself is likewise each of these! Boddington's book sets a good, solid pace in addressing the areas of ethics in general; the specific challenges raised by AI; professional codes of ethics; and the challenges of developing and enforcing meaningful codes. There are many agencies claiming to explore AI ethics, and not much solid output as yet. Boddington's book outlines why these agencies may be taking so long to come to any conclusions, and also explains why their work is so vital.