ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on a review of the literature discussing the opportunities connected to deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and the ethical challenges related to the general use of these solutions. It briefly introduces the evolution of AI systems. The chapter presents the possible impact of recent AI-based innovations on humans’ lives. It discusses the main ethical challenges in order to provide some institutional and individual answers, and outlines some conclusions and final recommendations. There are four main applications of AI by companies: automated intelligence, assisted intelligence, augmented intelligence and the most advanced form – autonomous intelligence. Discussions on AI morality and ethics started as soon as the human imagination was able to predict the future independence of artificial intelligence and its consequences. The chapter aims at gathering scientific evidence on available approaches to address the growing ethical challenge of fast-developing AI systems.
