research in al and ethics exposes people’s concerns about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in a wide range of fields. People in Japan, Germany, and the US were observed and found that they had various concerns about using AI in their daily lives.

The study looks at the use of AI technology in areas such as entertainment, shopping services, and helping detect criminals.

In Japan, people tended to report more concerns about AI being used to fight crime. Alternatively, Germans and Americans were found to be more likely to report concerns about the ethical and social aspects of using AI in entertainment.

What is AI technology and where is it used?

AI is a universal and advanced technology. This includes the use of machines that mimic and display cognitive human skills such as learning and problem solving. Examples of AI include self-driving cars and machines that understand human speech.

It is now used in various ways around the world and receives both positive and negative reviews.

Each country has its own ethics policy when it comes to AI. In Japan, guidelines say the use of AI should be regulated to reduce people’s concerns. However, in the United States, the need to maximize the social benefits of AI is underscored.

Differences in national attitudes toward AI are being recognized by researchers, and understanding these differences before deploying new forms of AI technology is “increasingly important,” researchers said. increase.

“I learned that there are differences in the ethical, social, and legal understanding of AI depending on the country. I think it will come.”

How was your research done?

Online surveys were conducted in Japan, Germany and the United States. They asked people to consider social, ethical, and legal issues of AI technology when looking at scenarios and answering questions. Scenarios included the use of AI techniques for predicting singers, customer purchases, and criminal activity.

About 1,000 respondents were selected from each country. It reflects the country’s population by age, gender, and location.

After analyzing the results, researchers were able to divide the responses into four groups. Some are optimistic, some are negative, some are legally concerned, and some are not legally concerned.

Survey results

Older respondents were found to be most concerned about ethical and social issues of AI technology, while AI-savvy respondents were more concerned about legal implications.

Even in the three countries surveyed, concerns varied. German respondents were most concerned about ethical issues regarding the use of AI technology for shopping purposes. In Japan, legal issues related to AI were of greatest concern.

In the United States, respondents were concerned about the social, ethical, and legal issues of using AI technology to predict criminal behavior.

Assistant Professor Tilman Hartwig of the Institute for Intelligent Physics, University of Tokyo concludes: This puts him in a strong position among the three countries and shows that communication on AI-related laws and policies is very important. ”