Moral Machines and Human Dilemmas

This pioneering book examines the diverse ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping everyday life. Contributing authors explore how societies decide what AI should do, who is allowed to make these decisions and who is impacted when machines are used to assess people.Examining AI as a social and institutional force, chapters provide scholarly insight on key topics including governance, global inequality, defense technologies and coded discrimination. Leading experts present a critical but balanced account of AI, recognizing its potential benefits while investigating how societies can govern it more democratically and justly. Moving beyond narrow debates about bias and fairness, they conclude that AI is not simply a technical tool and address wider issues such as how it reshapes human judgement, authority, accountability and public trust.Moral Machines and Human Dilemmas is an essential resource for students and scholars of sociology, social theory and critical technology, as well as academics in AI ethics, digital society and science and technology. The book’s interdisciplinary approach will also be highly valuable to policymakers and practitioners in law, governance, public policy and regulation.