Exploring ethics and human rights in artificial intelligence – A Delphi study

Stahl, Bernd Carsten; Brooks, Laurence; Hatzakis, Tally; Santiago, Nicole; Wright, David

Abstract

Ethical and human rights issues of artificial intelligence (AI) are a prominent topic of research and innovation policy as well as societal and scientific debate. It is broadly recognised that AI-related technologies have properties that can give rise to ethical and human rights concerns, such as privacy, bias and discrimination, safety and security, economic distribution, political participation or the changing nature of warfare. Numerous ways of addressing these issues have been suggested. In light of the complexity of this discussion, we undertook a Delphi study with experts in the field to determine the most pressing issues and prioritise appropriate mitigation strategies. The results of the study demonstrate the difficulty of defining clear priorities. Our findings suggest that the debate around ethics and human rights of AI would benefit from being reframed and more strongly emphasising the systems nature of AI ecosystems.

Citation

Stahl, B. C., Brooks, L., Hatzakis, T., Santiago, N., & Wright, D. (2023). Exploring ethics and human rights in artificial intelligence – A Delphi study. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 191, Article 122502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122502

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 9, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Mar 23, 2023
• Publication Date: 2023-06
• Deposit Date: Mar 24, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 24, 2023
• Journal: Technological Forecasting and Social Change
• Print ISSN: 0040-1625
• Electronic ISSN: 0040-1625
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 191
• Article Number: 122502
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122502
• Keywords: Management of Technology and Innovation; Applied Psychology; Business and International Management
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/18815716
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162523001877?via%3Dihub