Foundations of AI Ethics

Abstract

The rapid growth in artificial intelligence (AI) has created many opportunities, this further leads to ethical concerns. Everyone claims to be ethical however, there is a notable gap between stating ethical behavior and maintaining high ethical standards. AI ethics is an arena that has arisen as a response to rising concern. AI ethics is a subclass of digital ethics, reporting concerns about the influence of AI related to their growth and deployment. This chapter undertakes a comprehensive exploration of AI ethics, discussing its basic concepts, and historical prescriptive, along with key ethical theories and their roles, while focusing on the responsibilities of stakeholders in AI ethics. It is important to challenge the AI ethics for AI experts and decision-makers. To accomplish this, the chapter analyses AI ethics' previous, existing, and upcoming statuses.