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ERF
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In the last decade, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has undergone significant advancements and breakthroughs. At the same time, AI incidents, defined as events of unexpected, undesirable, or unintended action or outcome resulting from AI-powered systems, may take various forms, such as malfunction, security breaches, and even ethical violations. Hence, it is important to understand how such AI incidents may influence human dignity (i.e., how people perceive their values). Drawing on the dignity literature, this paper seeks to answer the research question: How do AI incidents violate three dimensions of human dignity, namely inherent dignity, meritocratic dignity, and behavioral dignity? We proposed three new constructs of dignity violations, i.e., perceived violation of inherent dignity (PVID), perceived violation of meritocratic dignity (PVMD), perceived violation of behavioral dignity (PVBD). An experiment is to be designed to test how AI incidents may lead to dignity violations. The paper highlights the need for ethical considerations in the development and deployment of AI systems to enhance, rather than inhibit, human dignity. The findings of this paper contribute to the ongoing discourse on the responsible use of AI and its implications for society.
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1246
Recommended Citation
Zhan, Xinhui and Sun, Heshan, "The Invisible Hand: Uncovering the Impact of AI Incidents on Human Dignity" (2023). AMCIS 2023 Proceedings. 5.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2023/sig_odis/sig_odis/5
The Invisible Hand: Uncovering the Impact of AI Incidents on Human Dignity
In the last decade, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has undergone significant advancements and breakthroughs. At the same time, AI incidents, defined as events of unexpected, undesirable, or unintended action or outcome resulting from AI-powered systems, may take various forms, such as malfunction, security breaches, and even ethical violations. Hence, it is important to understand how such AI incidents may influence human dignity (i.e., how people perceive their values). Drawing on the dignity literature, this paper seeks to answer the research question: How do AI incidents violate three dimensions of human dignity, namely inherent dignity, meritocratic dignity, and behavioral dignity? We proposed three new constructs of dignity violations, i.e., perceived violation of inherent dignity (PVID), perceived violation of meritocratic dignity (PVMD), perceived violation of behavioral dignity (PVBD). An experiment is to be designed to test how AI incidents may lead to dignity violations. The paper highlights the need for ethical considerations in the development and deployment of AI systems to enhance, rather than inhibit, human dignity. The findings of this paper contribute to the ongoing discourse on the responsible use of AI and its implications for society.
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