Can Artificial Intelligence pose any danger to human dignity and behavior? An ethical appraisal!

Abstract

The fear is obvious that artificial intelligence is on the march towards interfering and dictating in human affairs. Is this fear justified? Is this power, which the artificial intelligence is usurping, not a threat to human dignity, identity, and behavior? Is the human being still in charge of what makes them human – their dignity; or must the human being surrender their rationality and sense of responsibility to machines? Who exactly takes responsibility for the actions of these human-made machines referred to as artificial intelligence? Surely, there may be advantages; but to what extent should they dominate humanity? These are questions that beckon for ethical appraisal, which this paper seeks answers to. Our discussions shall proceed as follows:
Focal Points
° The dignity of the human person
° Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (RAI): What are they?
° Which ethical principles are needed in the development and application of RAI to guarantee the inviolability of human dignity?