Categorization and challenges of utilitarianisms in the context of artificial intelligence

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作者
Cvik, Stepan [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ostrava, Fac Arts, Dept Philosophy, Ostrava, Czech Republic
关键词
Utilitarianism; Ethics; Artificial intelligence; Artificial moral agents;
D O I
10.1007/s00146-021-01169-1
中图分类号
TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要
The debates about ethics in the context of artificial intelligence have been recently focusing primarily on various types of utilitarianisms. This article suggests a categorization of the various presented utilitarianisms into static utilitarianisms and dynamic utilitarianisms. It explains the main features of both. Then, it presents the challenges the utilitarianisms in each group need to be able to deal with. Since it appears that those cannot be overcome in the context of each group alone, the article suggests a possibility of using a combination of the two categories of utilitarianisms to resolve most of the challenges without the need to abandon the concept of utilitarianisms as such. Even this possibility comes with its own issues that might not be resolved within the boundaries of utilitarianisms, however. Therefore, another potential alternative based on a combination of various ethical systems is suggested and briefly explored.
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页码:291 / 297
页数:7
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