The ethics of artificial intelligence

As engineers and technologists, we should always be mindful that there are consequences to our work. It is fundamental to the design of a product that its use and potential be understood, even before you create it. Since AI is relatively new to all of us, we have to be especially diligent; there is not a lot of history demonstrating the different ways AI tools can or should be used. AI opens up whole new fields of potential value, such as doctors being able to use it to improve their cancer treatment decisions. But with that comes uncertainty about unexpected consequences that could be introduced.