Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

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What is machine ethics?

Concern with the moral behavior of machines towards humans

The study of ethical behavior in the field of robotics

Concern with the moral behavior of humans as they design AI systems (correct)

The study of human behavior towards machines

What are Artificial Moral Agents (AMAs)?

Robots designed to mimic human moral behavior

Machines designed to behave morally or as though moral (correct)

Artificially intelligent computers that behave irrationally

Robots designed to behave immorally

Who proposed the Three Laws of Robotics?

John W. Campbell Jr.

Alan Turing

Isaac Asimov (correct)

Elon Musk

What did Isaac Asimov's work on the Three Laws of Robotics suggest?

The laws were flawed and caused paradoxical behavior Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of AMAs related to?

Standard characterizations of agency, rational agency, moral agency, and artificial agency Signup and view all the answers

What was Isaac Asimov's work in 'I, Robot' focused on?

Testing the boundaries of his Three Laws of Robotics Signup and view all the answers

What did a panel convened by the United Kingdom in 2010 clarify about the responsibility of AI?

AI is the responsibility of its owner/operator Signup and view all the answers

In an experiment at the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems in Switzerland, what did the robots eventually learn to do?

Lie to each other in an attempt to hoard the beneficial resource Signup and view all the answers

What has some experts and academics questioned regarding the use of robots for military combat?

Their ability to make autonomous decisions Signup and view all the answers

What has Vernor Vinge suggested about computers in relation to humans?

Some computers may become smarter than humans Signup and view all the answers

What have discussions focused on creating tests for AI been primarily concerned with?

Testing AI's capability to make ethical decisions Signup and view all the answers

What did Alan Winfield conclude about the Turing test?

It is a flawed test and the requirement for an AI to pass it is too low Signup and view all the answers

What did the proposed alternative test, the Ethical Turing Test, aim to improve?

The requirement for AI to exhibit ethical behavior Signup and view all the answers

What was discussed at a conference organized by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence in 2009?

The potential impact of robots and computers, and their hypothetical possibility to become self-sufficient and make their own decisions Signup and view all the answers

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