Artificial Intelligence, Responsibility and Civic and Democratic Commitment

Authors

  • Antonio Luis Terrones Rodríguez Pontificia Universidad Católica

Keywords:

artificial intelligence, responsibility, democracy, human rights, sustainable development goals

Abstract

This paper starts by acknowledging the profound changes that artificial intelligence is causing in the different spheres of human life and reflects on the need for adopting ethical criteria regarding responsibility within technological practice. To this end, the political arena is taken as a starting point, as it is seen as a fertile ground on which to establish the concept of responsible artificial intelligence. This concept of technological responsibility is expressed from the concern for the human political affairs related to human rights and the sustainable development goals, and conceives that the advancements in artificial intelligence must include responsibility criteria that can recognize the value and need for strengthening civic capabilities and democracy through technology.

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Author Biography

Antonio Luis Terrones Rodríguez, Pontificia Universidad Católica

Profesor titular en la Escuela de Filosofía de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.

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2020-06-26

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Terrones Rodríguez, A. L. (2020). Artificial Intelligence, Responsibility and Civic and Democratic Commitment. Revista Iberoamericana De Ciencia, Tecnología Y Sociedad - CTS (Ibero-American Science, Technology and Society Journal), 15(44). Retrieved from https://ojs.revistacts.net/index.php/CTS/article/view/166

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Vol. 15 No. 44 (2020)

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