Science and Technology · Artificial Intelligence Ethics
Which conclusion about the application of the precautionary principle to AI best aligns with modern bioethical discourse?
- 1The precautionary principle should be strictly reserved for weak, visibly vulnerable biological animals and never for artificial systems.
- 2Using the precautionary principle with AIs would test whether our commitment to 'better safe than sorry' extends beyond familiar, biologically relatable beings.✓
- 3Declining to apply the precautionary principle to artificial agents would demonstrate an especially rigorous and non-parochial form of moral reasoning.
- 4Applying the precautionary principle to AIs would be redundant, because the principle has never been meant for cases of uncertain sentience.
Correct answer
Using the precautionary principle with AIs would test whether our commitment to 'better safe than sorry' extends beyond familiar, biologically relatable beings.
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