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softwares they create. It must not only be entertaining, but should also bring common good to
all. Ethics also played a part in the decrease of demand and re-emergence of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) in the technology world. Since the computer scientists focused on ethics of
computing, they have moved away from AI for a while, and the AI Winter ensued until it was re-
instated eventually. During those times when the development of AI momentarily stopped and
the Ethics of computing boomed, the developers must have been more aware of how the AI
should work how to make AI more humane. And, that is through having the same ethics as
people. In Prof. John V. Weckert, Ph. D.s concluding statement, he said that The consideration
of AI and robots can shed light on what it is to be human. This must mean that these AIs and
robots could act more human as the breathing ones by behaving more like a person. Some AIs
are programmed to be better than humans. Adding ethics and morals to it will make it a perfect
creature closest to how a real person is. IT, in the AI field, depends on Ethics to be perfect to
be better than most, if not all, humans. Ethics, moreover, depends on IT by training the robots to
As a student, Ethics, in the sense of going Back to the Beginning, brings more ideas for
the future projects that we would face, in and out of school, especially now that we are
preparing to face the business world, without the guidance of any teachers or professors, but
only ourselves. This will also help students who are interested in the field of artificial intelligence
to incorporate not just emotions or speech to it, but also a heart that is as good as that of a
There are many key points that are highlighted in the seminar by Prof. Weckert. Here
are five of them, and how they influence my life as a student and can affect my life as a worker
like myself. This topic should be kept in our minds (and hearts) so that we will not
commit any of these crimes that will cause harm not only to us and our careers, but
also, to the institution where we are a part of the university as a student, and the
company when we become employees. The first professional issue tackled was
undergo many times of testing and with different stakeholders so that any bugs can be
seen and fixed right away before it should be publicized or used by the intended users.
developed by yourself, take credit for it, but do not be boastful and prideful if it happened
to be famous and become the money-maker of the company you work in. In such a case
when you are not the one who developed the program, do not be a credit grabber.
Instead, the person who developed the application shall become his co-employees
inspiration to try harder and develop better applications in the future. There is also the
issue of privacy of data. This happens in the corporate world, thats why companies
today have their employees sign a non-disclosure agreement. The data of one company,
especially if confidential, should not be shared with anyone outside of the company.
What happens inside the premises of the company, shall remain just that.
social issues
Some professional issues also fall under social issues such as data privacy and
intellectual property. Other social issues are as follows: internet censorship, monitoring
and surveillance, cybercrime, and cyber warfare. These all should be avoided both in the
university and the company during school days and working days, respectively. All of
these brings no good to anyone, and in turn should not be done, to preserve common
good.
strong and weak AI
Before, strong AI was the artificial intelligence that is built to act like a person.
Today, strong AI is the true AI where super intelligence exists. Weak AI, then, was made
so that problems can be solved intelligently. Now, weak AI is just AI. This distinction
between strong and weak AI become bigger, their gap getting wider. Time will come,
humans will be hard to distinguish from robots which will think, speak, act, and behave
like a real person. This will be an inspiration for programmers/developers that are being
moulded today in school. This can also be a good way for business start-ups that can be
a choice for group of batchmates that would like to build their own companies.
criticisms against AI
AI before was criticized for being impossible, harmful, and dangerous.
However, people who tell that AI is impossible learn only the false assumptions against
it. AI is harmful if not regulated. Strong AIs works like a human. Humans are harmful in
many ways, but those can be stopped by the rules that should be strictly enforced. Weak
AI is harmful and dangerous for who will be responsible if an AI fails to do what it was
supposed to do? Moreover, what if an AI doctor gives the wrong advice to the wrong
person? Who will be responsible for it? That is what we should learn from this keypoint
from the seminar. AIs should be made with extreme caution and should be checked
often for irregularities that might harm the society. If an AI failed to do a minor task, it
should be pulled out quickly so it wont do a bigger harm to the real humans.
weighing of risks against benefits
Criticisms against weak AI have some force but the risks should be weighed
against its benefits. As long as an AI works for the benefit of the people, they criticisms
and cons of an event or an object should be weighed down so that the choice we make
will be the best for us. We should know if the things we do, we fight for, and we build is
worth it. If its not, then we should focus on something that will benefit us more than the
ones we are currently doing that might not have been doing us any harm, but, also, not
pushing us forward.