Moral AI

Abalancedand thought-provoking guide to allthe big questions about AI and ethics

Can computers understand morality? Can they respect privacy? And what can wedo to make AI safe and fair?

The artificial intelligence revolution has begun. Today, there are self-drivingcars on our streets, autonomous weapons in our armies, robot surgeons in ourhospitals and AI’s presence in our lives will only increase.

Some see this as the dawn of a new era in innovation andease; others are alarmed by its destructive potential. But one thing is clear:this is a technology like no other, one that raises profound questions aboutthe very definitions of human intelligence and morality.

InMoral AI, world-renowned researchers in moral psychology,philosophy, and artificial intelligence Jana Schaich Borg, WalterSinnott-Armstrong and Vincent Conitzer tackle these thorny issues head-on.Writing lucidly and calmly, they lay out the recent advances in this stillnascent field, peeling away the exaggeration and misleading arguments.

Instead, they offer clear examinations of the moral concernsat the heart of AI programs, from racial equity to personal privacy, fake newsto autonomous weaponry. Ultimately, they argue that artificial intelligence canbe built and used safely and ethically, but that its potential cannot beachieved without careful reflection on the values we wish to imbue it with.This is an essential primer for any thinking person.

About the Author

Jana Schaich Borg (Author)
Jana Schaich Borgis an Associate Research Professor at the SocialScience Research Institute, Duke University.

Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (Author)
Walter Sinnott-Armstrongis the Chauncey Stillman Professor ofPractical Ethics in the Department of Philosophy and the Kenan Institute forEthics at Duke University. His books includeThink AgainandMoralSkepticisms.

Vincent Conitzer (Author)
Vincent Conitzeris Professor of Computer Science at CarnegieMellon University, where he directs the Foundations of Cooperative AI Lab. Heis also Head of Technical AI Engagement at the Institute for Ethics in AI, anda professor of computer science and philosophy at the University of Oxford.