Towards Contrastive Explanations for Comparing the Ethics of Plans

TL;DR

This paper explores how contrastive explanations can be used to compare the ethical implications of different plans in AI and robotics, enhancing transparency and user understanding of decision ethics.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach that integrates contrastive explanations with an ethical framework for comparing plans in AI systems.

Findings

Contrastive explanations help users understand ethical differences between plans.

The method allows for user suggestions and feedback on plans.

Enhances transparency in AI decision-making processes.

Abstract

The development of robotics and AI agents has enabled their wider usage in human surroundings. AI agents are more trusted to make increasingly important decisions with potentially critical outcomes. It is essential to consider the ethical consequences of the decisions made by these systems. In this paper, we present how contrastive explanations can be used for comparing the ethics of plans. We build upon an existing ethical framework to allow users to make suggestions to plans and receive contrastive explanations.