학술논문

A plea for choosing ex ante an ethical theorical position for a relevant response to ethical issues posed by algorithmic systems
Document Type
Conference
Source
2022 3rd International Conference on Next Generation Computing Applications (NextComp) Next Generation Computing Applications (NextComp), 2022 3rd International Conference on. :1-6 Oct, 2022
Subject
Computing and Processing
Robotics and Control Systems
Ethics
Position measurement
Next generation networking
Ethical theory
Algorithm
Algorithmic system
Bias
Responsibility
Transparency
Language
Abstract
The aim of this conceptual article is to show that one cannot propose measures, actions, and decisions to improve algorithmic systems ethics of without first choosing an ethical theoretical position. In this perspective, we proceeded in two stages. First, we identify the main ethical theorical positions proposed in the philosophical literature. Secondly, we characterize and synthetize three different ethical issues posed by algorithmic systems, and we show that the repercussions of the choice of an ethical theorical position for each category of ethical issues of algorithmic systems lead to different decisions. We show that for each category of ethical problems, the ethical decisions and their repercussions differ according to the ethical theory chosen. The value of this paper is to show that the literature on algorithmic systems ethics does not take into account the implications of choosing an ethical position. Indeed, before trying to solve ethical issues, agreements, discussions, are needed to take into account the different ethical theorical positions and their repercussions in terms of decision.