The Human Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

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The Human Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

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Mar 8, 2021

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Artificial intelligence can help or hurt us on our quest for a more equitable world. We learn about the history of computer ethics, some of the issues in AI ethics today and what challenges we have to overcome in the future.
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The Human Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

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