The lack of awareness of AI ethics issues by AI practitioners has been an ongoing source of very real problems. On the other hand, I have yet to hear of any harm caused by making AI practitioners think about the implications of their work.
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If your work has "impact", then by definition it is changing the world. You must then ask *how* the world is changing -- in which direction does your impact point? Who benefits and who loses out? Technological impact always has a moral direction.
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I should add, the need for ethics awareness arises from the *applications* of AI. If your work is very theoretical, it generally does not have any materialized impact, and its potential impact could go in any direction.
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Likewise with regulations -- they should target *applications*, not research or technology in an abstract sense.
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But this responsibility is ignored.
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