The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is increasingly used to make decisions that affect people's lives.

人工智慧越來越常被用來做出影響人們生活的決定。

Algorithms now help decide who receives a loan, a job interview or medical attention.

如今，演算法協助決定誰能獲得貸款、面試機會或醫療照護。

One major concern is that these systems can reproduce biases hidden in their training data.

一個主要的疑慮是，這些系統可能會複製訓練資料中隱藏的偏見。

Because their reasoning is often complex, it can be hard to explain why a decision was made.

由於它們的推論過程往往很複雜，因此很難解釋為什麼會做出某個決定。

This lack of transparency makes it difficult for people to challenge unfair outcomes.

這種缺乏透明度的情況，使人們很難對不公平的結果提出異議。

There are also questions about who should be held responsible when mistakes occur.

此外，出錯時應該由誰來負責，也是個問題。

Many governments are now drafting regulations to address these issues.

許多政府目前正在擬定法規來因應這些問題。

Experts emphasise that human oversight should remain an essential safeguard.

專家強調，人為監督仍應是不可或缺的保障措施。

The goal is to benefit from the technology without sacrificing fairness.

目標是在不犧牲公平的前提下，從這項技術中獲益。