Mapping the Road of the Ethical Dilemmas Behind Artificial Intelligence

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Published: Aug 31, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/jpentai.31238
Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence Ethics Ethical dilemmas Human judgement Data
Georgios L. Vousinas
National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
Ilektra Simitsi
University of the Peloponnese, Greece
Georgia Livieri
Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Georgia Chara Gkouva
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece
Iris Panagiota Efthymiou
University of Piraeus, Greece
Abstract

This paper aims to provide a roadmap on the major ethical dilemmas behind the application of AI, hopefully initiating a fruitful discussion on this crucial matter that is at the forefront of scientific and global attention. To achieve this the main ethical dilemmas are identified by the most recent literature review, and then are briefly analysed to provide a holistic approach on the ethical issues that arise by the use of AI systems. Furthermore, the authors provide some best practices for dealing with the existing and future challenges of AI.

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