Ethical Considerations in Advanced Automation
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.63561/jca.v3i1.1205Keywords:
Ethics, Consideration, Advanced, Automation, RiskAbstract
This paper examines the ethical aspect of advanced automation, focusing on the most essential issues, analyzing the sufficiency of the existing ethics, as well as outlining practical solutions to reduce the risks posed by artificial intelligence and automation. The cross-sectional survey design was adopted, and the questionnaires have been structured and issued to 333 respondents. All data were analyzed with the help of SPSS version 27 through descriptive statistics and the t-test of one sample to verify the identified hypotheses. The results showed that a large proportion of the respondents found highly automated systems to create serious ethical concerns namely; job displacement, economic inequality, algorithmic discrimination, and lack of transparency. Descriptive outcomes also showed that there is a general agreement that current ethical and legal systems are failing to keep up with the fast development of automation. At the significance level of p 0.05, all the three null hypotheses were rejected. The respondents affirmed that automation has a significant effect on employment, that artificial intelligence systems may discriminate against specific groups of people due to embedded bias, and that responsible and transparent AI can actually decrease ethical risks. The results highly indicate the need to have stronger governance models, such as binding codes of ethics, increased transparency, and more frequent participation of regular citizens in the process of AI policy-making. It is concluded in the paper that the ethical oversight should be managed in stages along with technological advancement such that automation is put in place in a way that is not only fair but also responsible. The suggested solutions include regulatory changes, special ethical educating of developers, frequent audits, and expanded participation of the community in the regulation of AI. Although the research is limited with its cross-sectional design, application of self-reported data, and narrow sector-specific analysis, it offers a significant baseline of future research and policy campaigns that would achieve the right level of technological development at the authoritative level of ethical and social ethics.
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