Challenges

Respect for human-human relationships, at individual and collective levels

Respect for human-human relationships, at individual and collective levels AI has the potential to impact on how we connect and talk together, and the structure of societies. AI should avoid harms and promote pro-social engagement, recognising that both the benefits and harms of research (and broader engagement with technology) may accrue over groups.

Challenge Instances Longstanding concern regarding 'deception' should be applied to the context of affective AI systems AI nudges may be deployed inappropriately or fail to address their target outcome, in ways that are challenging for nudge-receivers to address Management may experience reduced autonomy, through automisation that limits creative, affective, empathetic concerns It is not clear what the impact of AI use will be on psychological and emotional wellbeing There is potential for breakdown in trust to arise from a loss of exposure to diverse human-human interactions Access to increasing amounts of data about each other may impact our interactions in ways that change human autonomy As AI is anthropomorphised and used to display synthetic affective capacity, it is not clear what impact this will have on human interactions and affect AI poses risks to the right to truthful information AI poses threats to labour Should affective AI nudge users for personal or societal benefit? How might AI deployed in care settings to foster intimate relationships impact on relationships among humans?

Created At 2023-06-18T18:55:37.000Z

Title Respect for human-human relationships, at individual and collective levels