To Gen or Not to Gen: The Ethical Use of Generative AI
The article discusses the ethical implications of generative AI (GenAI) in various fields, particularly software development. It highlights both the potential benefits and significant drawbacks, such as environmental concerns and the spread of misinformation. The authors emphasize the importance of considering ethical responsibilities when using or recommending GenAI technologies.
- ▪Generative AI applications are rapidly increasing, especially in software development.
- ▪The article outlines both the promises and disadvantages of GenAI, including energy consumption and misinformation.
- ▪Ethical behavior in technology use requires weighing advantages against potential harms.
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To Gen or Not To Gen: The Ethical Use of Generative AI 34 minute read This blog entry started out as a translation of an article that my colleague Jakob and I wrote for a German magazine. After that we added more stuff and enriched it by additional references and sources. We aim at giving an overview about many - but not all - aspects that we learned about GenAI and that we consider relevant for an informed ethical opinion. As for the depth of information, we are just scratching the surface; hopefully, the loads of references can lead you to diving in deeper wherever you want. Since we are both software developers our views are biased and distorted. Keep also in mind that any writing about a “hot” topic like this is nothing but a snapshot of what we think to know today.
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Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at My Not So Private Tech Life.