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Ethics of artificial intelligence
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<p>The <a href="/facts/Ethics/wNVNgL5q">ethics</a> of <a href="/facts/Artificial_intelligence/lJGauQwX">artificial intelligence</a> covers a broad range of topics within AI that are considered to have particular ethical stakes. This includes <a href="/facts/Algorithmic_bias/vHaHsIdV">algorithmic biases</a>, <a href="/facts/Fairness_(machine_learning)/7n115zPr">fairness</a>, <a href="/facts/Automated_decision-making/Rcowat6I">automated decision-making</a>, <a href="/facts/Accountability/xDj2QSsS">accountability</a>, <a href="/facts/Privacy/C269YalS">privacy</a>, and <a href="/facts/Regulation_of_artificial_intelligence/aCQ0lqGW">regulation</a>. It also covers various emerging or potential future challenges such as <a href="/facts/Machine_ethics/c7ndkqCC">machine ethics</a> (how to make machines that behave ethically), <a href="/facts/Lethal_autonomous_weapon/tkM0Nz3j">lethal autonomous weapon systems</a>, <a href="/facts/Artificial_intelligence_arms_race/UFAz5cfM">arms race</a> dynamics, <a href="/facts/AI_safety/Blgof0uy">AI safety</a> and <a href="/facts/AI_alignment/Blgof0uy">alignment</a>, <a href="/facts/Technological_unemployment/96aJLKzD">technological unemployment</a>, AI-enabled <a href="/facts/Misinformation/L8N5r8np">misinformation</a>, how to treat certain AI systems if they have a <a href="/facts/Moral_status/bLeaoNWy">moral status</a> (AI welfare and rights), <a href="/facts/Artificial_superintelligence/VL1NaEPS">artificial superintelligence</a> and <a href="/facts/Existential_risk_from_artificial_general_intelligence/j7oxWDYY">existential risks</a>. </p><p>Some application areas may also have particularly important ethical implications, like <a href="/facts/Artificial_intelligence_in_healthcare/zCxMXHjG">healthcare</a>, education, criminal justice, or the military. </p>