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AI Ethics

A Textbook

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  • Clarifies fundamental concepts and questions in AI ethics
  • Addresses AI ethics in the broader context of technology, regulation, society, religion, culture, etc
  • Easy to use for students and educators alike, with varied exercises

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Introduction: Why AI Ethics?

    • Paula Boddington
    Pages 1-34
  3. The Rise of AI Ethics

    • Paula Boddington
    Pages 35-89
  4. AI, Philosophy of Technology, and Ethics

    • Paula Boddington
    Pages 91-130
  5. Methods in Applied Ethics

    • Paula Boddington
    Pages 131-179
  6. Normative Ethical Theory and AI Ethics

    • Paula Boddington
    Pages 229-276
  7. Persons and AI

    • Paula Boddington
    Pages 319-361
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 501-522

About this book

This book introduces readers to critical ethical concerns in the development and use of artificial intelligence. Offering clear and accessible information on central concepts and debates in AI ethics, it explores how related problems are now forcing us to address fundamental, age-old questions about human life, value, and meaning. In addition, the book shows how foundational and theoretical issues relate to concrete controversies, with an emphasis on understanding how ethical questions play out in practice.

All topics are explored in depth, with clear explanations of relevant debates in ethics and philosophy, drawing on both historical and current sources. Questions in AI ethics are explored in the context of related issues in technology, regulation, society, religion, and culture, to help readers gain a nuanced understanding of the scope of AI ethics within broader debates and concerns.

Written with both students and educators in mind, the book is easy to use, with keyterms clearly explained, and numerous exercises designed to stretch and challenge. It offers readers essential insights into the evolving field of AI ethics. Moreover, it presents a range of methods and strategies that can be used to analyse and understand ethical questions, which are illustrated throughout with case studies.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Geller Institute of Aging and Memory, University of West London, London, UK

    Paula Boddington

About the author

Paula Boddington is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Healthcare at the University of West London where she works with a research group concerned with the quality of care for hospital patients who are also living with dementia. She has held academic posts at the Australian National University, Bristol University, Cardiff University, and Oxford University, and has degrees in philosophy, psychology, and law from Keele, Oxford, and Cardiff Universities. She has a long-standing interest in ethical and social questions in new technologies, including artificial intelligence. She is the author of Towards a Code of Ethics for Artificial Intelligence (Springer, 2017) and Ethical Challenges in Genomics Research (Springer, 2012).


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: AI Ethics

  • Book Subtitle: A Textbook

  • Authors: Paula Boddington

  • Series Title: Artificial Intelligence: Foundations, Theory, and Algorithms

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9382-4

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-9381-7Published: 31 March 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-9384-8Published: 01 April 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-9382-4Published: 30 March 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2365-3051

  • Series E-ISSN: 2365-306X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 522

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Engineering Ethics, Ethics

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eBook USD 54.99
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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Hardcover Book USD 69.99
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