Skip to product information
1 of 1

The Ethics of AI

Regular price $38.95
Regular price $38.95 Sale price $38.95
Sold out
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. In a world where artificial intelligence increasingly influences the fabric of our daily lives, this accessible book offers a critical exa...
Read More
  • 24 June 2025
View Product Details

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

In a world where artificial intelligence increasingly influences the fabric of our daily lives, this accessible book offers a critical examination of AI and its deep entanglement with power structures. Rather than focusing on doomsday scenarios, it emphasises how AI impacts our everyday interactions and social norms in ways that fundamentally reshape society. By examining the different forms of exploitation and manipulation in the relationship between humans and AI, the book advocates for collective responsibility, better regulation and systemic change.

This is a resounding manifesto for rethinking AI ethics through a power-aware lens. With detailed analysis of real-world examples and technological insights, it is essential reading for anyone invested in the future of AI policy, scholarly critique and societal integration.

files/i.png Icon
Price: $38.95
Pages: 232
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Publication Date: 24 June 2025
ISBN: 9781529249248
Format: Paperback
BISACs: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects, COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Impact of science and technology on society, Artificial intelligence (AI), Ethical issues: scientific, technological and medical developments
REVIEWS Icon
Rainer Mühlhoff is Professor of Ethics and Critical Theories of Artificial Intelligence at the Institute of Cognitive Science and Institute of Philosophy at the University of Osnabrück.

Introduction: What Does It Mean to ‘Do’ a Power-Aware Ethics of AI? – A Note to Readers

Part I: The Power of AI

Chapter One: What AI Are We Talking About?

Chapter Two: Human-Aided AI

Chapter Three: Digital Counter-Enlightenment and the Power of Design

Chapter Four: Subjectivity and Power in the Ethics of AI

Part II: The Power of Prediction

Chapter Five: AI Systems as Prediction Machines

Chapter Six: Predictive Privacy

Chapter Seven: The Culture of Prediction - Ethics and Epistemology

Part III: The Power of Control

Chapter Eight: AI Cybernetics

Chapter Nine: Opacity in Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics

Chapter Ten: Bias in Cybernetic AI Systems

Chapter Eleven: Collective Responsibility in the Ethics of AI

Conclusion: Manifesto for a Power-Aware Ethics of AI