Thinking about artificial intelligence from an ethical, critical and socially committed point of view

Abstract

Artificial intelligence has redefined technology and its implications across different levels of society, accelerating the pace of information dissemination. This gives rise to two dimensions: the first refers to the (lack of) control over the flow of information, shaped by specific responses that generative technologies offer to users in a contextualized and supposedly reliable manner; the second concerns the sense of technological omnipresence imposed on the user. All of this stems from a development that has prioritized the technical over the ethical component. Therefore, we present EthAIca: Journal of Ethics, AI and Critical Analysis, offering a critical and interdisciplinary perspective that addresses and makes visible the system’s asymmetries and promotes socially committed and global solutions.