Author(s)

Yuanxi Xu ¹, Yuhe Zhu ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ High School Affiliated to Northwest Normal University, 21 Shilidian South Street, Anning District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, 730030, China
² Forsyth Country Day School, 5501 Shallowford Road, Lewisville, North Carolina, 27023, United States

Corresponding Author

Yuanxi Xu

ABSTRACT

This study integrates insights from systems engineering, ethics, and law to create a unified framework for addressing the complex challenge of ensuring the safety of autonomous systems. The emphasis is on identifying the "gaps" that emerge throughout the development process: the semantic gap, where there is an absence of standard criteria for fully specifying intended functionalities; the responsibility gap, where typical conditions for attributing moral responsibility to human agents for potential harm are missing; and the liability gap, where the usual mechanisms for providing compensation to those affected by harm are inadequate. By categorizing these "gaps," we can more accurately identify critical sources of uncertainty and risk in autonomous systems, which can guide the creation of more comprehensive safety assurance models and enhance risk management strategies.

KEYWORDS

Autonomous Systems, Safety Assurance, Semantic Gap, Responsibility Gap, Risk Management

CITE THIS PAPER

Yuanxi Xu, Yuhe Zhu, Ethical Implications of AI in Autonomous Systems: Balancing Innovation and Responsibility. Journal of Artificial Intelligence Practice (2024) Vol. 7: 107-111. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/jaip.2024.070313.

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