Reflections on the use of AI
With the changes in the global socioeconomic paradigm generated by the development of AI over time, we face the Digital Age and the rapid growth of intelligent algorithmic systems. Because it is a current topic of high complexity, there are several concerns and considerations about these technologies. According to Floridi et al. (2018), it is […]
Remembering Rawls
In the early 1970s, the American philosopher John Rawls (1921 – 2002), a Harvard professor, published the book “A Theory of Justice,” which presented a plausible theory for promoting justice in a democratic society. Rawls’ proposal was based on a “social contract” to be concluded by the “founding fathers” of society and materialized into principles […]
Principles of AI Ethics and the Ethics of Virtues
AI Ethics is part of digital ethics (Hanna & Kazim, 2021). It seeks to provide guidelines for action in the design and use of artificial automata or artificial machines by rationally formulating and following principles or rules that reflect our essential individual and social commitments and our highest ideals and values (Hanna & Kazim, 2021). […]
What is Artificial Intelligence? (Part 1)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming one of those terms that everyone knows, talks about, but when thinking about its definition, difficulties arise. So, I start this text by suggesting a reflection: first, think about what AI is and then look around you and try to identify where it is acting. Don’t worry if it wasn’t […]
Artificial intelligence and changes in political culture in Angola
Angolan context On August 25, 2022, the 5th election took place in Angola, where the ruling Popular Party for the Liberation of Angola – MPLA, claims to have won. The election system in Angola happens simultaneously; it is a proportional system in which the president and the deputies called to the National Assembly are elected, […]
Freedom, decentralization, and de-bureaucratization
What makes a man free if not the ability to make his own choices? From the State, the condition for the individual to exercise his freedom and protect his life and property is expected. However, it is not enough for the nation to ensure freedom on the political level; it must extend to the daily […]
Henri Fayol, in search of an interpretive key to his ideas
In his classic book Industrial and General Administration, in French Administration Industrielle et générale, before listing his famous fourteen “general principles of administration,” Henri Fayol draws the reader’s attention to the meaning that the word principle would assume in his text. However, far from presenting a precise definition or providing any reference to the source on […]
Humanity and Artificial Intelligence
If there is a characteristic that is proper to human beings and that differentiates them from all other living beings, it is their humanity. A set of attributes that makes him able to act with benevolence, kindness and compassion towards others, to think, reflect and act rationally. Such qualities when realized in their fullness make […]
XAI and the right to explanation
You may not even know how an algorithm works, but you must have heard this word. So does artificial intelligence (AI): is it a robot, a machine, a system? Many people have daily contact with modern technologies, which are immersed in different spheres of life and influence practically the entire social fabric. Still, few understand […]
Why we should think about ethics for Artificial Intelligence
Martin (2018) tells the story of Rodríguez, convicted of second-degree murder for his part in an armed robbery at a car dealership that left an employee dead. He was only sixteen years old when he went to prison. Twenty-six years later, he was considered a model of rehabilitation. He spent four years in a maximum […]