A SYSTEMIC INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) ETHICS

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to understand, contextualise,  and put into perspective the genesis, and fundamental  connotations  of AI ethics in the contemporary  economic  system  that has politico-socio-legal connotations. It discusses the relevance and significance of AI ethics as soft law in the context of AI regulation, and the role played by actors, state and non-state, in formulation thereof, in two primary domains- digital economy and governance.  It portrays the current state of AI ethics highlighting some of the major issues in the field. In conclusion, the article suggests that AI ethics should go beyond the reiteration and exploration of basic moral principles and values in the field of technology  towards the realisation of the same through introduction of systemic structural changes.