Peter Railton on AI and Ethics

The Chinese philosopher Songzi (382 BCE – 305 BCE) maintained that the appropriate response to insults was indifference, not aggression. Jing Hu, a philosopher at Concordia University, Montreal puts his thinking about insults and about the related concept of shame in context, and ...  Show more

We are the kind of creature that cares whether or not we matter and how. What follows from this? Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, author of Mattering, discuses this with David Edmonds. 

As the adage states, “with great power comes great responsibility” and as Artificial intelligence emerges as one of the fastest growing tools across multiple sectors of industry, there is a responsibility of leaders in these fields to determine a code of ethics in how AI will be ...  Show more

Le développement de l'intelligence artificielle pose des dilemmes éthiques complexes, notamment concernant la confidentialité, l'emploi et la prise de décisions automatisées. Traduction :The development of artificial intelligence raises complex ethical dilemmas, especially regard ...  Show more

From search engines to chatbots to driverless taxis – artificial intelligence is increasingly a part of our daily lives. But is it always ethical? In this episode, Katie Barnfield explores some of the moral questions raised by new developments in smart technology. Leading researc ...  Show more

In this installment of our series, AI + You, we dissect the ethical concerns that builders and users of AI must keep in focus. As the AI rollout continues at dizzying pace, we all have a part to play in ensuring human wellbeing is the bedrock principle. To guide you, host Reid Ho ...  Show more