Artificial intelligence and ethics: towards an application of ethical principles in the EU

  • Francisco Javier Martín Jiménez Pontifical University of Salamanca, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18543/ced.2699
Keywords: artificial intelligence, ethical principles, European Union

Abstract

Artificial intelligence is shown as the application or set of computer applications that aim to emulate the cognitive activities usually developed by human beings. While this reality may seem extraordinarily fruitful for the development of our society in any field, it also entails risks, among other things because artificial intelligence can make decisions outside even its creator's own foresight. In the face of these risks, we can apply ethical principles that can serve as benchmarks for developers, distributors and applicators of these technologies, whether or not they are incorporated into mandatory standards. Both the risks and the responses are being studied and proposals are being made within the European Union, based on ethical principles as a point of reference. The aim of this paper is to approach the analysis of this position.

Received: 13 September 2022
Accepted: 16 January 2023

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Author Biography

Francisco Javier Martín Jiménez, Pontifical University of Salamanca, Spain

Holds a degree in Law from the USAL. Doctor in Law since 1999. He holds a degree in Business Sciences from UNED and a degree in Labor Relations from the University of Murcia. Finance Technician at the AEAT. Associate Professor of Tax Law at the USAL from 1995 to 2016 and Associate Professor of Business Law and Fiscal System at the Faculty of Informatics of the Pontifical University of Salamanca from 2016 to the present. University Specialist in Financial Audit and Master's Degree in Access to the Legal Profession. Director of the course for certification in the AEPD-DPD. Author of various publications (monograph and articles in specialized magazines) essentially in the field of Tax Law.

Published
2023-04-27
How to Cite
Martín Jiménez, Francisco Javier. 2023. “Artificial Intelligence and Ethics: Towards an Application of Ethical Principles in the EU”. Deusto Journal of European Studies, no. 68 (April), 89-115. https://doi.org/10.18543/ced.2699.
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No. 68 (2023)
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