Technological Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence Algor-ethics

Abstract

Since 2018, a new terminology has been developed, called Algor-ethics, indicating the necessity for a dedicated study concerning the evaluation of an ethics applied to technology, to Algorithms and to Artificial Intelligence (AI). At the same time, since 1987, when the concept of sustainability was introduced, the discussion on this issue has become increasingly lively and has now spread to every area of life. In this paper, we would like to propose an application of the concept of sustainability to technological processes and in particular to the elaboration of AI systems. To reach this goal we will first try to build an ethical framework, here called Dynamical Techno-Algor-Ethical Composition, to define the interaction between the most important ethical ingredients involving the human person in relation to technology, taking a person-centered approach. Out of this will emerge a possible structure and definition of Technological Sustainability. The second step will consist of evaluating the process for the elaboration of an AI algorithm as a concrete application of the previously analyzed framework, to set ethical contents composing what we might call a good and sustainable algorithm.

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“…Machine learning utilizes the algorithm in the prediction of outcomes without explicit programming. Machine learning uses supervised learning to supply complex algorithms with labeled data training and the definition of the variables for correlation assessment [13,14]. Machine learning also utilizes unsupervised learning in data prediction.…”

“…Technology is the propelling feature towards the various developments and trends shaping the contemporary community. Some of the innovations and technological trends experienced today surround cloud computing, through which other trends have emerged, as witnessed in Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and cybersecurity [14]. Cloud computing technological trends have influenced the various socioeconomic developments in modern society, such as migration, education, and sustainability.…”

“…Cloud computing technological trends have influenced the various socioeconomic developments in modern society, such as migration, education, and sustainability. Technological trends have created jobs for multiple individuals in the community, either direct or indirect, through integrating technology into the various economic activities experienced in society [14]. Different technological computations have shaped the various innovations and trends we experience today, such as algorithms, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.…”