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The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction
Sven R. Nyholm
Paperback - ISBN: 978-1-64792-267-2
"With remarkable clarity and insight, Sven Nyholm guides readers through the central moral issues and questions raised by artificial intelligence—from alignment and accountability to moral status and human flourishing. Refusing both hype and moral panic, the book offers a steady and humane account of how traditions in moral philosophy can inform and guide technological innovation even as AI compels us to re-examine what it means to think and act ethically. An exceptionally accessible work that speaks equally to students, scholars, and general readers alike."
—David J. Gunkel, Professor at Northern Illinois University and author of The Machine Question: Critical Perspectives on AI, Robots and Ethics and Person, Thing, Robot: A Moral and Legal Ontology for the 21st Century and Beyond.
About the Author:
Sven Nyholm is Professor of the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence at LMU Munich. He is also one of the Principal Investigators for the Munich Center for Machine Learning. His previous books include Humans and Robots: Ethics, Agency, and Anthropomorphism (2020) and This is Technology Ethics: An Introduction (2023). He holds a PhD in philosophy from the University of Michigan. His research explores how artificial intelligence and other modern technologies shed new light on traditional philosophical questions, such as what it is to live a good and meaningful human life.