CHAPTER 11 - New Frontiers for Ethical Considerations: Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality

AI

is a field of learning that emulates human intelligence

Machine intelligence

has led to Robotics

Personal assistants, meeting scheduling, email handling, filtering, entertainment

5 examples/fields under intelligent agents (PMEFE)

Weizerburm Theory

"it is immoral to use a computer system to replace human functions involving interpersonal respect, understanding and love"

Mad scientist

First school of thought on AI. All AI activities are research gone wrong or "___ _________"

Beneficial

Second school of thought on AI. AI is very __________ to humanity

Safeguards, superhuman, abdication

Limitations of AI:

* Lack of credible science _________

* Fear of a __________

* __________ of individual responsibilities

Responsibilities, accountability

AI and ethics:

* AI agents and user ________________

* User ______________

Internet

cyberspace. Opened up new frontiers in almost all spheres of human life

WWW

cyberspace. revolutionarized indexing and delivery of information

E-commerce

cyberspace. transformed global economies, changed lives.

VR

is a stimulation of a real or imaginary phenomena in three-dimensional environments. Is revolutionalizing the study of science.

Control, users, human-agent, intentions, accountability, responsibility, psychological

Ethics in Virtual Reality:

Lack of being in _______

Safety and security of _____

_____-_____ interactions

__________ of the actor

______________ of the actor

______________ of the actor

_____________ effects on the actor and community