Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

1. Privacy and Data Use

   • Should AI systems (like facial recognition or smart assistants) be allowed to collect personal data without explicit consent?
   • Is it ethical for AI companies to use people’s online data to train models without permission?
   • Who owns the data used to train an AI — the company, the user, or everyone?

2. Bias, Fairness, and Accountability

   • If an AI system makes a biased decision (e.g. in hiring or policing), who is responsible - the programmer or the machine?
   • Can AI ever truly be “neutral,” or will it always reflect human bias?
   • Should there be legal limits on how AI is used in criminal justice or law enforcement?

3. Employment and Automation

   • Should society prioritise protecting jobs over efficiency gained by automation?
   • If AI replaces workers, who should be responsible for retraining them - the government or the companies?
   • Are some jobs too important or too human to be automated?

4. Ethical Decision-Making

   • If a self-driving car must choose between saving its passenger or a pedestrian, who should it save?
   • Should AI systems be allowed to make life-and-death decisions (e.g. in healthcare or military use)?
   • Can an AI ever be considered “morally responsible” for its actions?

5. Global and Cultural Impacts

   • Is it fair for richer countries to develop powerful AI systems that poorer countries rely on?
   • How might AI deepen inequalities between nations or social groups?
   • Should there be international laws controlling the development and use of AI?

6. Creative and Intellectual Property

   • If AI writes a song or paints a picture, who owns the copyright?
   • Should AI-generated work be protected under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act?
   • Does using AI to generate art devalue human creativity?

7. Trust and Transparency

   • Should AI systems have to explain how they make their decisions (the “right to explanation”)?
   • Would you trust an AI to make decisions about your health or finances? Why or why not?
   • How transparent should companies be about the use of AI in their products?