Why dignity is a troubling concept for AI ethics

Rueda, Jon; Ausín, Txetxu; Coeckelbergh, Mark; del Valle, Juan Ignacio; Lara, Francisco; Liedo, Belén; Llorca Albareda, Joan; Mertes, Heidi; Ranisch, Robert; Raposo, Vera Lúcia; Stahl, Bernd C.; Vilaça, Murilo; de Miguel, Íñigo

Abstract

The concept of dignity is proliferating in ethical, legal, and policy discussions of AI, yet dignity is an elusive concept with multiple philosophical interpretations. The authors argue that the unspecific and uncritical employment of the notion of dignity can be counterproductive for AI ethics.

Citation

Rueda, J., Ausín, T., Coeckelbergh, M., del Valle, J. I., Lara, F., Liedo, B., Llorca Albareda, J., Mertes, H., Ranisch, R., Raposo, V. L., Stahl, B. C., Vilaça, M., & de Miguel, Í. (2025). Why dignity is a troubling concept for AI ethics. Patterns, 6(3), Article 101207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2025.101207

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 9, 2025
• Online Publication Date: Mar 14, 2025
• Publication Date: Mar 14, 2025
• Deposit Date: Mar 15, 2025
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 31, 2025
• Journal: Patterns
• Electronic ISSN: 2666-3899
• Publisher: Cell Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 3
• Article Number: 101207
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2025.101207
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/46566916
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666389925000558?via%3Dihub
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