Breaking the Code: Towards a Care-based AI Ethics

Abstract

AI Ethics is a nascent field that has emerged in response to growing concerns regarding the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on individuals and societal structures. Digital ethics is part of the broad field of digital technology, which constantly evolves as thinkers explore the deployments of novel digital technologies. The rapid and dynamic nature of digital technologies requires serious ethical considerations, which involve an analysis of the Code of Ethics/ethical principles. This paper elucidates on AI ethics, drawing from Kantian theory, and bridges the gap by employing Care Ethics. It attempts to answer these questions: 1) What is AI ethics? 2) Using Kantian philosophy can AI Ethics refute the dignity-skeptics? 3) How can Care ethics bridge the gap in the AI Code of Ethics?

This paper argues that a principle-based AI Code of Ethics anchored in Kantian philosophy does not suffice to address ethical problems, and hence, extrapolates on a care-based AI ethics.