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Technological Prospects and Social Applications Set
coordinated by
Bruno Salgues
Volume 4
Societal Responsibility of Artificial Intelligence
Towards an Ethical and Eco-responsible AI
Jérôme Béranger
First published 2021 in Great Britain and the United States by ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Acknowledgments
This book is first and foremost the story of a professional human adventure that has been the fruit of much support and exciting interactions over the last few years.
In particular, I wish to thank the UMR 1295 BIOETHICS team of the Inserm/Université Paul Sabatier de Toulouse mixed research unit, and the UNESCO chair on “Ethics, Science, and Society” of the Université Fédérale de Toulouse for their trust and support in my research work on the ethical approach to AI.
Without all the people I met, this book would never have seen the light of day! I thank them very much.
Introduction
To the great promises that AI brings, it must meet a great human responsibility.
The digital world is characterized by its immediacy, its density of information, its omnipresence, in contrast to the concrete world of things. Now, with the multiplication of means of connection, the decrease in technology costs, the new capacities of data collection and algorithmic processing, we realize that we can communicate elements of our environment that were silent until now. We are witnessing the multifaceted development of new information and communication technologies (NICTs), illustrated by the emergence of technologies associated with Big Data; connected objects; algorithms; nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and cognitive science (NBIC); blockchain; artificial intelligence (AI); virtual and augmented reality; and even quantum computing. AI is developing at an extremely rapid pace. We should expect to see significant changes in our society as AI systems become embedded in many aspects of our lives.
This multifaceted digital phenomenon is bringing different universes together by adding the speed, intelligence, and ubiquity of digital technology to the objects associated with these NICTs. Major developments related to AI in healthcare, autonomous vehicles, cybersecurity, education, home and service robots are improving the quality and comfort of our lives every day. Now, AI is fundamental to address many of the major challenges facing humanity, such as climate change, global health and well-being, natural resource development, and reliable and sustainable legal and democratic systems.
