We Need a New Ethics for a World of AI Agents
This addresses ethical problems for scientists, scholars, engineers, and policymakers in managing AI agents, but it is incremental as it builds on existing discussions without introducing new methods or data.
The paper tackles the ethical challenges arising from the deployment of capable AI agents, arguing for increased engagement from various stakeholders to address safety, human-machine relationships, and social coordination issues to ensure broadly beneficial interactions.
The deployment of capable AI agents raises fresh questions about safety, human-machine relationships and social coordination. We argue for greater engagement by scientists, scholars, engineers and policymakers with the implications of a world increasingly populated by AI agents. We explore key challenges that must be addressed to ensure that interactions between humans and agents, and among agents themselves, remain broadly beneficial.