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Author: Claus Atzenbeck
HT '24: Proceedings of the 35th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media
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This paper considers hypertext in its various forms as a paradigm that has the potential to reduce a number of ethical concerns that come with (generative) AI. Based on a user scenario, the paper points out some ethical issues and explains how they can be addressed by hypertext. To do so, it distinguishes between System1 (fast automation of simple tasks) and System2 (critical thinking) tasks. Drawing on existing publications in philosophy, the paper argues that AI systems cannot be moral agents; they cannot be trustworthy or truly intelligent. This breaks with some of the wording, partly used for marketing purposes, that currently makes “artificial intelligence” a hype. The analysis follows the three most important ethical theories: deontology, consequentialism, and virtue ethics. The paper concludes that hypertext, although a niche topic, is already prepared to solve some of the most prominent and urgent ethical issues in AI.
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Index Terms
Unwinding AI's Moral Maze: Hypertext's Ethical Potential
Computing methodologies
Artificial intelligence
Natural language processing
Natural language generation
Human-centered computing
Human computer interaction (HCI)
Interaction paradigms
Hypertext / hypermedia
Natural language interfaces
Social and professional topics
Professional topics
Computing profession
Codes of ethics
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HT '24: Proceedings of the 35th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media
September 2024
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DOI:10.1145/3648188
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