Analyzing the Use of Ethical Theories Within AI Ethics Research: A Systematic Scoping Review
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A sweeping review of AI ethics research reveals which moral frameworks actually shape how we build machines — and which ones are dangerously absent from the conversation.
ConsequentialismDeontological EthicsVirtue EthicsNormative Ethics
Theory Briefing
- A systematic scoping review mapped how normative ethical theories are applied across Information Systems AI ethics research, exposing major gaps.
- Dominant frameworks like consequentialism and deontology crowd out virtue ethics and care ethics, skewing how AI fairness is defined and enforced.
- The review warns that theory misapplication — not just bad intentions — may be the root cause of persistent ethical failures in AI systems.