Karim, Noah

10.9.2018

Digital Paper Trail – Ethics of Automation and AI

Keywords:

 Effects of automation
 Engineering ethics
 Automation projected job loss
 Risks of automation
 Ethics
 AI harmful effects
 AI ethics

Research Questions:

 What are the ethical issues surrounding automation?

 Where does automation and AI lead society?

Sources:

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http://www.ifuturo.org/sites/default/files/docs/automation.pdf

- “This is the Hidden Risk of Automation that No One is Talking About”

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