Analyzing the Use of Ethical Theories Within AI Ethics Research: A Systematic Scoping Review
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The frameworks humans use to judge right and wrong are now being hardcoded into AI systems — and this review reveals which ethical theories are winning, and what gets left out.
Deontological EthicsConsequentialismVirtue EthicsNormative Ethics
Theory Briefing
- Deontological ethics dominates AI ethics research, meaning rigid duty-bound rules are the primary blueprint for designing AI behavior.
- Consequentialism — judging actions by their outcomes — features prominently too, creating tension with rule-based approaches inside the same AI systems.
- The systematic review exposes a theoretical monoculture in AI ethics, raising the stakes for whichever framework fails to make the cut.