On the issue of cultural (African) specifics of "responsible artificial intelligence"
Rubrics: CULTURAL STUDIES
Authors:
1.
D.A. Hvorostovsky Siberian State Institute of Arts
(The First Vice-rector)
Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
2.
Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Education "Siberian Federal University"
(Associate Professor of the Department of Cultural Studies and Art History of the Siberian Federal University)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Type:
Article
Pages:
from 43
to 75
Status:
Published
Received:
25.03.2023
Accepted:
27.03.2023
Published:
27.03.2023
Subject area:
VAC 5 Социальные и гуманитарные науки
UDK 31 Демография. Социология. Статистика
GRNTI 13.00 КУЛЬТУРА. КУЛЬТУРОЛОГИЯ
OKSO 39.00.00 Социология и социальная работа
BBK 6 ОБЩЕСТВЕННЫЕ НАУКИ
TBK 7 ОБЩЕСТВЕННЫЕ НАУКИ. ЭКОНОМИКА. ПРАВО.
BISAC SOC SOCIAL SCIENCE
UDK 31 Демография. Социология. Статистика
GRNTI 13.00 КУЛЬТУРА. КУЛЬТУРОЛОГИЯ
OKSO 39.00.00 Социология и социальная работа
BBK 6 ОБЩЕСТВЕННЫЕ НАУКИ
TBK 7 ОБЩЕСТВЕННЫЕ НАУКИ. ЭКОНОМИКА. ПРАВО.
BISAC SOC SOCIAL SCIENCE
Language:
Russian
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, AI ethics, Africa, "responsible AI", specificity of AI ethics, Ubuntu philosophy, cultural diversity of AI ethics
Funding:
The study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation Grant No. 23-28-00255, https://rscf.ru/project/23-28-00255/
Abstract (English):
The article deals with the problems associated with the socio-cultural specifics of the development of practical principles of "responsible artificial intelligence (AI)". At present, much attention of researchers is attracted by the African continent, stereotypes about which were associated with backwardness and underdevelopment. Currently, African countries, while effectively building their economic strategies, are also using AI technologies. The concept of Umeå University professor Virginia Dignum, which she outlined in one of the sections of the book “Responsible AI in Africa. Problems and Opportunities” (Springer, 2023). The main logic of Professor Dignum's theory is that all the consequences of using AI technology do not depend on AI, but on the socio-cultural characteristics of the socio-techno-anthropological environment in which these technologies are applied. Using Ubuntu philosophy as an example, Virginia Dignum shows how the sociocultural philosophical aspects of "non-Western" philosophy can be applied to the creation of new socioethical principles that emphasize the cultural diversity of modern AI ethics. The position of Virginia Dignum's theory on the sociocultural specifics of the ethics of "responsible AI" seems to be important, which, in our opinion, can be adapted for various sociocultural spaces that, to one degree or another, do not coincide with the Anglo-American paradigm of economic civilization.
The article deals with the problems associated with the socio-cultural specifics of the development of practical principles of "responsible artificial intelligence (AI)". At present, much attention of researchers is attracted by the African continent, stereotypes about which were associated with backwardness and underdevelopment. Currently, African countries, while effectively building their economic strategies, are also using AI technologies. The concept of Umeå University professor Virginia Dignum, which she outlined in one of the sections of the book “Responsible AI in Africa. Problems and Opportunities” (Springer, 2023). The main logic of Professor Dignum's theory is that all the consequences of using AI technology do not depend on AI, but on the socio-cultural characteristics of the socio-techno-anthropological environment in which these technologies are applied. Using Ubuntu philosophy as an example, Virginia Dignum shows how the sociocultural philosophical aspects of "non-Western" philosophy can be applied to the creation of new socioethical principles that emphasize the cultural diversity of modern AI ethics. The position of Virginia Dignum's theory on the sociocultural specifics of the ethics of "responsible AI" seems to be important, which, in our opinion, can be adapted for various sociocultural spaces that, to one degree or another, do not coincide with the Anglo-American paradigm of economic civilization.
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, AI ethics, Africa, "responsible AI", specificity of AI ethics, Ubuntu philosophy, cultural diversity of AI ethics
artificial intelligence, AI ethics, Africa, "responsible AI", specificity of AI ethics, Ubuntu philosophy, cultural diversity of AI ethics
