Addressing Autonomy Risks in Generative Chatbots with the Socratic Method.
Autonomy is a fundamental ethical principle in artificial intelligence (AI) ethics. Current discussions regarding autonomy-related risks in human–AI interaction, as well as potential mitigation strategies, have mainly focused on recommendation systems and algorithmic decision-making systems. However...
| Publicado en: | Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 1 - 27 |
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