Artificial Intelligence / Human Intelligence: Who Controls Whom?

TL;DR

This paper discusses the ethical, societal, and decision-making challenges posed by AI, emphasizing the importance of regulation and education to ensure human control and mitigate biases.

Contribution

It highlights the influence of cognitive biases in AI decision-making and advocates for regulatory and educational strategies to address ethical concerns.

Findings

AI can exploit human cognitive biases.

Regulation and education are key to ethical AI governance.

AI decision-making can oppose human interests.

Abstract

Using the example of the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, this chapter illustrates the challenges posed by an AI capable of making decisions that go against human interests. But are human decisions always rational and ethical? In reality, the cognitive decision-making process is influenced by cognitive biases that affect our behavior and choices. AI not only reproduces these biases, but can also exploit them, with the potential to shape our decisions and judgments. Behind IA algorithms, there are sometimes individuals who show little concern for fundamental rights and impose their own rules. To address the ethical and societal challenges raised by AI and its governance, the regulation of digital platforms and education are keys levers. Regulation must reflect ethical, legal, and political choices, while education must strengthen digital literacy and teach people to make informed and critical choices when facing digital technologies.