Hong Qu | April 2023

Abstract: The powers and possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI) are boundless, as computer scientists and philosophers formalize novel cognitive and moral capabilities, progressively expanding the boundaries of our imaginations. This monumental technological revolution will disrupt the global order and social hierarchies, and generate winners and losers among those who steer the telos of AI to either protect vested interests or uphold social justice. Our greatest challenge as a species in wielding—or yielding to—these new intelligent systems will be to stipulate the establishment of ethical governance structures which prioritize and protect freedom and fairness. What’s at stake is nothing less than the future of humanity—one in which software code and ethical codes fight for supremacy to shape our lives.