A Capability Approach to AI Ethics

Emanuele Ratti; Mark Graves

doi:10.5406/21521123.62.1.01

A Capability Approach to AI Ethics

Emanuele Ratti
, Mark Graves

Department of Philosophy

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Abstract

We propose a conceptualization and implementation of AI ethics via the capability approach. We aim to show that conceptualizing AI ethics through the capability approach has two main advantages for AI ethics as a discipline. First, it helps clarify the ethical dimension of AI tools. Second, it provides guidance to implementing ethical considerations within the design of AI tools. We illustrate these advantages in the context of AI tools in medicine, by showing how ethics-based auditing of AI tools in medicine can greatly benefit from our capability-based approach.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-16
Number of pages	16
Journal	American Philosophical Quarterly
Volume	62
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5406/21521123.62.1.01
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2025

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AI ethics
Capability Approach
medical AI

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