BRIDGES WITHOUT FOUNDATION? WHY THE USE OF AI TOOLS IN ACADEMIA NEEDS TO BUILD ON ETHICS FIRST

• Authors: Bahr Amrei
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper makes the case for establishing ethically substantiated foundations for using AI tools before turning to more detailed issues. First, I point out AI tools’ potential benefits in academia. Second, I discuss the risks of missing out on building ethically substantiated foundations by shifting the focus too much on specific questions. To illustrate this risk, I examine three kinds of issues: problematic outputs of AI tools; the amplification of warped incentives already present in academia; and the risk that universities, other educational institutions, and their members potentially jeopardize their digital autonomy. Third, I present starting points for a discussion on building ethical foundations for using AI tools in academia: we should concentrate on the questions of how to dismantle general warped incentives, what needs to be done to empower institutions in academia to create independent AI infrastructures collaboratively, and how to secure a responsible and productive use of AI technologies.

Keywords

EN

AI; ETHICS; DIGITAL AUTONOMY; RESEARCH ETHICS; HIGHER EDUCATION

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Filozofia (Philosophy)
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 79
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 486 – 500

Contributors

author

Bahr Amrei

• Department of Philosophy, University of Stuttgart, Seidenstraße 36, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany

• https://orcid.org/00000-0002-9527-2601

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/filozofia.2024.79.5.2