Responsibility in dealing with artificial intelligence

Although AI offers numerous opportunities and possibilities, it is important to be aware of the potentially negative effects and risks. When dealing with AI technologies, certain aspects should be taken into account in order to be able to act responsibly and in an informed manner.

What to look out for when using it yourself

• Copyright: Ensure that the use of AI-generated content does not violate existing copyrights and do not share protected content.
• Data protection: Careful handling of personal data.

Intentional misuse by third parties

• Misuse for manipulating opinions: Targeted influencing of opinions and dissemination of propaganda or fake news.
• Security risks: Misuse for criminal or malicious purposes, such as targeted phishing attacks or manipulation.

Problems caused by the way AI works

• Bias and discrimination: Risk of reinforcing existing prejudices if these are included in the training data.
• Misinformation: Generation and dissemination of false information (hallucinations).
• Sustainability: High energy and resource requirements for training and operating AI models.

Lack of legal certainty

• Accountability: Difficulty in assigning responsibility for decisions to the AI, especially in the case of wrong decisions.
• Verification: How must the use of AI be labelled?
• Rights of use/copyright: How can AI content be reused, who may have a copyright here?

Awareness of ethical issues and risks

• Good scientific practice: Compliance with scientific ethical standards.
• Changes in the labour market: Displacement of jobs through automation.
• Exploitation of people: Using low-wage workers to train AI systems.
• Social justice: Lack of accessibility of AI technologies for people with lower incomes.
• Dependency: Risk of excessive dependency on AI systems.

Conclusion:

• Use AI carefully and consciously!
• Take responsibility for generated content!