The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

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

人工智能越来越多地被用来做出影响人们生活的决定。

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

如今，算法帮助决定谁能获得贷款、面试机会或医疗服务。

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

一个主要的担忧是，这些系统可能会复制训练数据中隐藏的偏见。

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

由于它们的推理过程往往很复杂，很难解释为什么会做出某个决定。

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

这种缺乏透明度的情况，使人们很难对不公平的结果提出异议。

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

此外，出错时应由谁来承担责任，也是一个问题。

Many governments are now drafting regulations to address these issues.

许多政府目前正在起草法规来应对这些问题。

Experts emphasise that human oversight should remain an essential safeguard.

专家强调，人工监督仍应是一项必不可少的保障措施。

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

目标是在不牺牲公平的前提下，从这项技术中获益。