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Investigation on human rights ethics in artificial intelligence researches with library literature analysis method

Zeyi Miao (School of Law, Southeast University, Nanjing, China)

The Electronic Library

ISSN: 0264-0473

Article publication date: 25 October 2019

Issue publication date: 18 November 2019

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper was to identify whether artificial intelligence (AI) products can possess human rights, how to define their rights and obligations and what ethical standards they should follow. In this study, the human rights ethical dilemma encountered in the application and development of AI technology has been focused on and analyzed in detail in the light of the existing research status of AI ethics.

Design/methodology/approach

In this study, first of all, the development and application of AI technology, as well as the concept and characteristics of human rights ethics, are introduced. Second, the human rights ethics of AI technology are introduced in detail, including the human rights endowment of AI machines, the fault liability of AI machines and the moral orientation of AI machines. Finally, the approaches to human rights ethics are proposed to ensure that AI technology serves human beings. Every link of its research, production and application should be strictly managed and supervised.

Findings

The results show that the research in this study can provide help for the related problems encountered in AI practice. Intelligent library integrates human rights protection organically so that readers or users can experience more intimate service in this system. It is a kind of library operation mode with more efficient and convenient characteristics, which is based on digital, networked and intelligent information science. It aims at using the greenest way and digital means to realize the reading and research of human rights protection literature in the literature analysis method.

Originality/value

Intelligent library is the future development mode of new libraries, which can realize broad interconnection and sharing. It is people-oriented and can make intelligent management and service and establish the importance of the principle of human rights protection and the specific idea of the principle. The development of science and technology brings not only convenience to people's social life but also questions to be thought. People should reduce its potential harm, so as to make AI technology continue to benefit humankind.

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Acknowledgements

This research was supported by Chinese National fund of Social Science: Research on Improving the Judicial Safeguard System of Human Rights in China (14AFX003).

Citation

Miao, Z. (2019), "Investigation on human rights ethics in artificial intelligence researches with library literature analysis method", The Electronic Library, Vol. 37 No. 5, pp. 914-926. https://doi.org/10.1108/EL-04-2019-0089

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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