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Ethical Issue and Concern

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Ethical Issue and Concern

The article selected for the current exercise is entitled Artificial Intelligence made these

Stunning images; here is why experts are concerned. The Cable News Network (CNN) posted

this article on august 2, 2022 (Metz, 2022). The issue raised by this article is the ethics behind AI

in its growth and advancement to replace the human level of consciousness. From the article,

there is a major ethical concern where AI is a powerful tool to create all kinds of content, with

the question of how it might affect human creativity, mainly in arts and ads.

Utilitarianism theory advocates actions that foster pleasure or happiness and opposes

events that cause harm and unhappiness. A person using utilitarianism theory would view the

above issue negatively, purposely considering the consequences that AI and its agents might

bring to perfect human endeavors (Mitov, 2021). This would include events AI has brought to

foster happiness and pleasure, mainly through content.

An individual using Kantian moral theory would view the issue above in its extent to

valuing and respecting people. According to Kantian’s theory of morality, the supreme principle

behind morality is reflective of practical rationale (Ulgen, 2017). Arguably, an individual using

this theory on the issue might argue that AI and robotics do not possess or reflect a human

rational thinking capacity and do not fit to have a rule that is inherently desirable, valuable, and

desirable to be capable of universalization.

I believe the utilitarianism theory would be logical in the context of ethical concerns

raised by the article above. First, this theory is optimistic about the changes AI and its respective

agents would bring to change human lifestyles. Arguably, this theory suggests that AI is up to

bringing happiness and pleasure rather than gaps reflected by Kantian views.
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References

Metz, R. (2022). (1), Ai made these stunning images. here's why experts are worried. CNN.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/30/tech/openai-google-realistic-images-bias/index.html

Mitov, A. (2021). Ethical use of artificial intelligence through the Utilitarianism

perspective (Bachelor's thesis, University of Twente).

Ulgen, O. (2017). Kantian ethics in the age of artificial intelligence and robotics. QIL, 43, 59-83.