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Ethical AI: Beyond Proclamations and Platitudes

In: HUMANISING TECHNOLOGY REFLECTIONS ON DESIGN, ETHICS AND INCLUSION

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  • SUN SUN LIM

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I turn next to the theme of ethical AI. This is a subject I have circled back to repeatedly over the years, not because it is fashionable, but because it is urgent. For every earnest declaration about AI being harnessed for the good of humanity, there has been a disquieting reminder of how fragile those commitments are in practice. Chatbots that parrot humanity’s darkest prejudices, algorithms that quietly deepen inequities, deepfakes that unsettle our grasp of truth — these episodes show that when it comes to AI, lofty ideals and hard realities often part ways…

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  • Sun Sun Lim, 2025. "Ethical AI: Beyond Proclamations and Platitudes," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: HUMANISING TECHNOLOGY REFLECTIONS ON DESIGN, ETHICS AND INCLUSION, chapter 3, pages 87-128, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education

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