AI_Ethics

Transhumanism – a Short Intro

Transhumanism is a movement to “enhance humanity” by integrating technology into human beings, creating what is often referred to as “cyborgs”. In this video, I explain the movement within the context of “end of days” prophecies and Jewish ethics. NOTE: This is meant as an introduction and not the final word on the subject. Indeed, while I leave off in very positively, there are significant ethical concerns to be addressed.

What’s so bad about Manipulation

Everyone has some intuition about the impropriety of manipulation. But why is it really bad, morally? And how does this play out on digital platforms?

In Your Face: DeepFakes meet DeepEthics / Conference on Judaism, Jews, and AI (ASU)

The world of deepfakes – videos that look remarkably real but are frighteningly fake – have become the scourge of the internet, prompting tech companies to scramble for solutions and governments to legislate regulations. In this talk, I apply “Deep” Jewish Ethics to explain why this technological abuse is so bad, so deeply bad, that more must be done to reign it in while still allowing for the positive applications to flourish.

Man Hath No Advantage Over Machine? On the Existentialist Implications of Generative AI

Generative AI has taken the world by storm. Creating art, literature, music as well as engaging in fluid conversation, the artificial intelligence of today is simply astounding. Indeed, AI has since humbled us. It is causing us to question what exactly is our unique worth. To paraphrase king Solomon: “Man hath no advantage over machine; for all is vanity.” In this lecture I hope to convince you that man indeed has an advantage over machine.

Plowing for a Better World

Noah was chosen by God, as the text teaches, because he was righteous. What exactly was the source of his righteousness?

Introduction to Ethics Of Technology

While ethics of technology has always been of import, with the advent of modern technologies – and specifically those based on AI and Big Data – the subject is not merely “of import” but critical to the harmonious function of society and the world, no less.

From i-Robot to my-Robot

The openly stated goal of the AI industry is to develop conscious humanoid robots. The question is: Should we?