Some Ethics of Some AI, by Michael Pakaluk

There’s no such thing as “the ethics of AI,” because there are different types of AI, and differing visions of the use of AI. And these uses are constantly developing, while diverse ethical concerns appear at the personal, corporate, and societal levels.  In general, “the world” is concerned about control and equality (“How can we regulate it, if we do not even know how it works?” or “Will AI magnify inequalities of wealth and power?”) primarily as they relate to big systems such as the economy. Meanwhile, the Church, I take it, is most interested in souls and therefore personal virtues and human good.

One great folly is to suppose that a chatbot is truly a mind, or even an embodied person with a heart.  In such a case, the ethical lapse is entirely in the human user. ….