A comprehensive guide to AI's ethical, epistemological, and legal impacts through applied philosophy
Inartificial intelligence (AI) influences nearly every aspect of society. A Companion to Applied Philosophy of AI provides a critical philosophical framework for understanding and addressing its complexities. Edited by Martin Hähnel and Regina Müller, this volume explores AI's practical implications in epistemology, ethics, politics, and law. Moving beyond a narrow ethical perspective, the authors advocate for a multi-faceted approach that synthesizes diverse disciplines and perspectives, offering readers a nuanced and integrative understanding of AI's transformative role.
The Companion explores a broad range of topics, from issues of transparency and expertise in AI-driven systems to discussions of ethical theories and their relevance to AI, such as consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics. Filling a significant gap in the current academic literature, this groundbreaking volume also addresses AI's broader social, political, and legal dimensions, equipping readers with practical frameworks to navigate this rapidly evolving field.
Offering fresh and invaluable insights into the interplay between philosophical thought and technological innovation, A Companion to Applied Philosophy of AI:
Features contributions from leading philosophers and interdisciplinary experts Offers a unique applied philosophy perspective on artificial intelligence Covers diverse topics including ethics, epistemology, politics, and law Encourages interdisciplinary dialogue to better understand AI's profound implications for humanity
A Companion to Applied Philosophy of AI is ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in applied philosophy, AI ethics, political theory, and legal philosophy. It is also a vital reference for those working in areas including AI policy, governance, and interdisciplinary research.
Notes on Contributors viii Acknowledgments xii Part I Methodological Foundations 1 1 Introduction to Applied Philosophy of AI: Foundations, Contexts, and Perspectives 3 Martin Hähnel and Regina Müller 2 Philosophy of AI: A Structured Overview 14 Vincent C. Müller 3 Applied Philosophy of AI as Conceptual Design 31 Luciano Floridi Part II Relevant Areas of Research 39 Applied Epistemology of AI 41 4 AI and Knowledge of the Self 43 Paula Boddington 5 AI and the Philosophy of Expertise and Epistemic Authority 55 Rico Hauswald 6 Deep Opacity in AI: A Threat to XAI and Standard Privacy Protection Mechanisms 71 Vincent C. Müller 7 Explainability in Algorithmic Decision Systems 82 John Basl and David G. Grant 8 Epistemology and Politics of AI 104 Oliver Buchholz and Karoline Reinhardt 9 AI and Epistemic Injustice 118 Mirjam Faissner, Janne Lenk, and Regina Müller Applied Ethics of AI I: Conceptual Sources 133 10 Ethical Theories for AI: Systematizing the Discourse 135 Martin Hähnel and Regina Müller 11 Deontology in AI 151 Thomas M. Powers 12 Consequentialism and AI 165 Jörg Schroth 13 Virtue Ethics and AI 178 Kathi Beier 14 Feminist Ethics and AI 192 Regina Müller Applied Ethics of AI II: Fields and Intersections of Application 209 15 Robots, Wrasse, and the Evolution of Reciprocity 211 Michael T. Dale 16 Ethical Design of Datafication by Principles of Biomedical Ethics 224 Antonia Kempkens 17 Embedding Ethics into Medical AI 238 Lukas J. Meier 18 Simulating Moral Exemplars: On the Possibility of Virtuous Machines 249 Marten H.L. Kaas 19 Trust in AI 265 Karoline Reinhardt 20 Are Large Language Models Embodied?: Basic Empathy with Disembodied Others 278 Abootaleb Safdari Applied Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy of AI 293 21 The Social Turn in the Ethics of AI: Between Deliberation and Relational Justice 295 Hugo Cossette-Lefebvre 22 AI, Critical Theory, and the Concept of Progress 310 Rosalie Waelen and Larissa Bolte 23 Artificial Power: Power, Technoperformances, and the Politics of AI 322 Mark Coeckelbergh 24 AI and Fundamental Rights 344 John-Stewart Gordon 25 Global Governance of AI, Cultural Values, and Human Rights 359 Pak-Hang Wong 26 Collective Ownership of AI 372 Markus Furendal 27 AI Personhood 387 David J. Gunkel Part III The Future of Applied Philosophy of AI 399 28 The Future of Human Responsibility: AI, Responsibility Gaps, and Asymmetries Between Praise and Blame 401 Sven Nyholm 29 Artificial Moral Agents 415 Catrin Misselhorn 30 AI-aided Moral Enhancement: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges 428 Andrea Berber Index 442
MARTIN HÄHNEL is a Lecturer at the University of Bremen with a particular focus on applied philosophy and normative ethics (especially virtue ethics). In his current research, he advocates a neo-Aristotelian approach to ethics, which he attempts to apply to contemporary problems and challenges in bioethics, research ethics and AI ethics. REGINA MÜLLER is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Bremen. Her work addresses the ethical dimensions of technology, especially in health care and medicine. She focuses on the intersections of digital ethics, medical ethics and structural injustice, with a strong emphasis on feminist perspectives.
