Artificial intelligence (AI) is often accompanied by public concern. In this study, we quantitatively evaluated a source of public concern using the framework for ethics, legal, and social issues (ELSI). Concern was compared among people in Japan, the United States, and Germany using four different scenarios: (1) the use of AI to replicate the voice of a famous deceased singer, (2) the use of AI for customer service, (3) the use of AI for autonomous weapons, and (4) the use of AI for preventing criminal activities. The results show that the most striking difference was in the response to the “weapon” scenario. Respondents from Japan showed greater concern than those in the other two countries. Older respondents had more concerns, and respondents who had a deeper understanding of AI were more likely to have concerns related to the legal aspects of it. We also found that attitudes toward legal issues were the key to segmenting their attitudes toward ELSI related to AI: Positive, Less skeptical of laws, Skeptical of laws, and Negative.
Yuko Ikkatai, Faculty of Social Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
Ph.D (Psychology).
Tilman Hartwig, Institute for Physics of Intelligence, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Assistant Professor, Associate Researcher, PhD (Astrophysics).
Naohiro Takanashi, Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Science, The University of Tokyo
Project Associate Professor, PhD.
Hiromi M. Yokoyama, Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Professor, Ph.D (Neutrino physics).
Журнал “AI and Ethics”, 2023.