Moral and ethical side of using of AI in modern life
Dunshin, Ilia (2022)
2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022120526346
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022120526346
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This thesis explores AI development topic in terms of its regulations by different countries and people’s opinions on it. During work not only scientific questions were raised, but even philosophical ones.
The work begins with an introduction where an explanation about reasons standing behind such topic choice is, as well as research about how and when AI industry has started its existence. Moreover, objectives for thesis and methods, which were used to achieve them, are also in introduction part. Last thing contained in introduction part is keywords definitions, where main keywords, that might be came across during reading of this thesis, are explained.
The theoretical framework focuses on current state of AI. Research about how AI is regulated worldwide was done and results were deeply analysed and compared to each other. Besides, research about people’s opinions on AI industry at whole and on AI regulations, in particular, was done as well. As a result of this research work, a set of rules to be considered, while working in AI industry was created and examples of different ethical dilemmas were presented and analysed. Last part of the theoretical framework is devoted to ECCOLA method, which was created by Finnish students as a guidance for check if an AI product corresponds all existing moral and ethical regulations.
As an empirical part, a survey about AI development is created, where are 14 questions about different aspects of AI and its regulations. Respondents were both IT professionals and usual people. As IT professionals FCAI (Finnish Center of Artificial Intelligence) members and Haaga-Helia UAS students on IT programs were contacted. In total, there are 24 respondents.
Conclusions and discussion points were gathered and presented on the last stage. In the end knowledge gained from research made in theoretical and practical parts, is reflected, and analysed. Besides, there is a discussion about possible improvements and different approaches, which could be used while working on this thesis.
The work begins with an introduction where an explanation about reasons standing behind such topic choice is, as well as research about how and when AI industry has started its existence. Moreover, objectives for thesis and methods, which were used to achieve them, are also in introduction part. Last thing contained in introduction part is keywords definitions, where main keywords, that might be came across during reading of this thesis, are explained.
The theoretical framework focuses on current state of AI. Research about how AI is regulated worldwide was done and results were deeply analysed and compared to each other. Besides, research about people’s opinions on AI industry at whole and on AI regulations, in particular, was done as well. As a result of this research work, a set of rules to be considered, while working in AI industry was created and examples of different ethical dilemmas were presented and analysed. Last part of the theoretical framework is devoted to ECCOLA method, which was created by Finnish students as a guidance for check if an AI product corresponds all existing moral and ethical regulations.
As an empirical part, a survey about AI development is created, where are 14 questions about different aspects of AI and its regulations. Respondents were both IT professionals and usual people. As IT professionals FCAI (Finnish Center of Artificial Intelligence) members and Haaga-Helia UAS students on IT programs were contacted. In total, there are 24 respondents.
Conclusions and discussion points were gathered and presented on the last stage. In the end knowledge gained from research made in theoretical and practical parts, is reflected, and analysed. Besides, there is a discussion about possible improvements and different approaches, which could be used while working on this thesis.