The Moral Argument for AI Ethics

 The Moral Argument for AI Ethics

By Michael Haimes

Premise 1: AI will shape the future of governance, justice, and opportunity across all societies.

Premise 2: If designed without a unifying moral framework, AI will replicate systemic bias, elitism, and inequality.

Premise 3: Nationalistic, profit-driven, or culturally narrow control of AI poses a moral risk to the entire human population.

Premise 4: A universal ethical framework—grounded in justice, transparency, and human dignity—is necessary to guide AI development.

Premise 5: This framework must be philosophical, not just technical; global, not just local; binding, not just suggestive.

Conclusion:

A global moral coalition for AI ethics must be formed. Anything less will risk building systems more powerful than our principles.