Ethics of AI

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Artificial intelligence has already begun to reshape our daily lives and the structure of the society in which we live. This course is a philosophical introduction to ethical issues posed by AI. We will start with topics of traditional interest to computer scientists and regulators: what would it take for an algorithm, or its use, to be fair and transparent? Are these worthy goals? Then we will look at accountability and the question of what we may ask an AI to do for us—apologize, kill? After that, we will examine some social consequences of deep learning: privacy, copyright, deepfakes, and the future of work. We will conclude with a look at existential risk and the prospects for AI consciousness and moral status.