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Stephen Downes

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Two of the criticisms I have of the 'AI ethics' statements we've seen so much of recently are that (a) the statements address a much wider set of issues than those raised specifically by AI, and (b) the statements assume that a specific set of values constitutes 'ethics' when in fact there are many issues that remain unresolved in society. The recent rejection of diversity, equity and inclusion by a certain government underlines my point. My criticisms are made all the harder to make because I am largely in agreement with the ethical stance being proposed. But it needs to be clear that these 'AI ethics' statements are political statements, and even more importantly, that for many of them there is no political party or organization that explicitly stands for these statements. 

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