PLAN
•Intro: How a
Computer
Sees the World
•Applying
Computer Science
to Ethical
Scenarios
•
Machines
and Sentience
•The Implications of
AI
for Ethics
ALGORITHMS
ALGORITHMS
CONSEQUENCE
Duty
UTILITARIANISM (OUR PERSPECTIVE)
Deontology (
Computer
’s Perspective)
DUTIES?
CONSEQUENCE
Duty
CONSEQUENCE
Duty
Desired State of The world
Wander Around
Eat Sleep
Desired State of The world
Cat in different
Position
Reduced Amount
of Food
Nothin
g
Consequences
To Change
Position
To
Destroy
Food
To do
Nothing
Duty
To Change
Position
To Dis troy
Food
To do
Nothing
Algorithm
Pick Random
Action
NEW WORLD STATE =
CAT(
OLD WORLD
STATE
)
New State =
cat(
Old State
)
The Duties of a
Cat
NEW STATE =
CAT(
OLD STATE
)
NEW STATE =
PHILOSOPHY TEACHER(
OLD
STATE
)
New State =
Philosophy Teacher(
Old
State
)
To Apply Ethical
Theories
=
PHILOSOPHY TEACHER( )
Student needs
to go to the
toilet
Applies
Ethical theory
AUTONOMOU
S CAR
(COMPUTER SCIENCE TROLLEY PROBLEM)
UTILITARIAN APPROACH
•Calculate the total pain suffered as a consequence of each
choice
•Choose the path of least pain.
HOW DOES ONE CALCULATE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF PAIN?
