This week's "AI and Society" theme combined a close look at the AI100 study, which brings to mind times in your everyday life when you may be using AI technologies without realizing it, with a brief overview of global ethical frameworks. To paraphrase Dr. Fleischmann's words in the ethics video, ethical frameworks represent wisdom over thousands of years and across the world that can be leveraged to build more ethical AI systems.
Last week, you were asked to write about priorities a CEO might have when developing an AI technology. This week, please write a paragraph (5–10 sentences) to reflect on your current perspective as an AI user. Consider the following prompts to get started:
What is an example of something you do using AI?
If you had a choice between two AI technologies that function similarly, what criteria would you use to decide between them?
Each ethical framework was connected with a guiding principle (e.g. Hindu = duty). Which ethical framework do you think would be most helpful in shaping your perspective on AI and why?