Ethics for the AI Age - Speaker Deck

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@CENNYDD ETHICS  FOR THE  AI AGE

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The neutrality fallacy.

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Technology  is not neutral.

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bbc.co.uk · 25 march 2016 theguardian.com · 2 october 2014 azcentral.com · 31 October 2016 cnn.com · 20 april 2016

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The industry hasn’t earned trust.

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Design is  applied ethics.

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Progress deserves ethical accompaniment.

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ETHICAL CROSSROADS

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The promise of automation & AI.

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AI inherits bias.

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Agency vs. concealment.

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“We have to demand friction and truth from the products we use.” —Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

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Physical threat.

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“The answer is almost always ‘slam on the brakes’.” —Andrew Chatham

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The trolley problem isn’t.

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Control,  handover,  & the deadly seams.

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Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Light automation of specific functions e.g. cruise/lane control Autonomous steering, acceleration, braking. Driver disengaged but ready. Autonomous in limited environments e.g. freeways. Driver can relax. Fully autonomous except e.g. severe weather. Driver attention not required. Full autonomy to any legal location in all conditions. No autonomy, just warnings

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What limits to automation?

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Automation, labour, and capital.

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THE ETHICAL DESIGNER

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We become more moral by  working at it.

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Four ethical tests:

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What if everyone did what I’m about to do? (DEONTOLOGICAL ETHICS) ETHICAL TEST #1

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Am I treating people as ends or means? ETHICAL TEST #2 (DEONTOLOGICAL ETHICS)

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Am I maximising happiness for the greatest number? (UTILITARIANISM / CONSEQUENTIALIST ETHICS) ETHICAL TEST #3

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Would I be happy for this to be published in tomorrow’s papers? (VIRTUE ETHICS) ETHICAL TEST #4

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Choosing an ethical lens.

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Are some verticals unethical?

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Accessibility is an ethical litmus.

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You can’t change it from the inside.

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THE ETHICAL COMPANY

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Business case: revenue, cost, risk.

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Build ethical infrastructure.

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Appoint a designated dissenter.

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Diversity is an ethical early-warning system.

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Research has several ethical benefits.

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Policies and docs sometimes help.

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Policies and docs sometimes help.

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But culture dictates.

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THE ETHICAL COMMUNITY

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The politics of tech:

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Technological determinism.

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Internet exceptionalism.

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Data as ideology.

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Public vs.  private morality.

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Disregarding the politics of our work is itself a political act.

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Regulation won’t save us.

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Nor will  codes of ethics.

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It’s down to us.

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FURTHER READING Moralizing Technology Peter-Paul Verbeek Design for Real Life Eric Meyer & Sara Wachter-Boettcher The Little Book of Design Research Ethics IDEO The Republic Plato Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals Immanuel Kant Utilitarianism JS Mill Introducing Ethics Dave Robinson, Chris Garratt Authority and American Usage David Foster Wallace Four Futures: Life After Capitalism Peter Frase The Politics of Bitcoin: Software as Right-Wing Extremism David Golumbia

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@CENNYDD THANK YOU.