The Ethics of AI: What Does AI Do When Humans Cannot Agree What Is ‘Right’?

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Stuart Madnick

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management

Date Written: October 1, 2019

Abstract

One of the appealing features of artificial intelligence is the ability to come up with the “right” answer automatically, faster and more reliably than humans. In many cases, the right answer is singular and unambiguous, such as 2 + 2 = 4 (3.9 or 4.1 are close, but not right.). But, as is often the case in matters of ethics, what is AI to do if humans cannot agree on the right answer?

Suggested Citation

Madnick, Stuart E., The Ethics of AI: What Does AI Do When Humans Cannot Agree What Is ‘Right’? (October 1, 2019). MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 2019-20, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3542524 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3542524

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