The Effect of Artificial Intelligence on the Human Idea of Free Will

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220105.249How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Artificial Intelligence; Human free Will; Paradox of Choice; AI Decision Making; Choice overload; AI’s Effect on Humans’ free will; AI’s influence on human lives; Future trends in AI; User Profiling; AI Apps; AI Products

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made advances in its ability to mimic and surpass human problem solving and decision-making abilities. As AI technology advances, the public begins to use AI products for their own personal decision-making. However, AI products may encounter the problem of humans’ fondness of free will. Human free will is traditionally conceived of as a kind of power to control one’s choices and actions. This research attempts to find out how humans react to AI decision-making products, discover the underlying reasons relating to human free will, and discuss future trends. Not only does this research help to give guidance to the development of AI products that would be accepted within different human groups, but it also helps to understand how decision-making AI may affect human culture and human society. In order to glean this, we have split this study into four parts. These are about what decisions AI already make for humans, what they could possibly make in the future, how different people view decision-making AI, and finally how humans may react to AI in general. This research starts from an analysis of the paradox of choice, which guides that, in certain circumstances, less choice may lead to more satisfaction during the decision-making process. In addition to the research about AI decision-making and the paradox of choice, surveys of 17 people were conducted as well as interviews of four individuals from different age and cultural groups. The analysis showed a strong correlation between the age and cultural backgrounds and the responses to the acceptance of AI decision-making. The conclusion of the investigation shows that in the future a more pronounced paradox of choice would occur. While people stating that they value free will, breaking it down may show that people don’t really need free will to be happy if the result is satisfactory. There was large disagreement as to whether AI decision-making is positive or negative in human society. Future studies may do interviews and surveys at a larger scale to glean more significant information and more research can be done into the ethical considerations of how humans value free will.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Eric Luo
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/17
TI  - The Effect of Artificial Intelligence on the Human Idea of Free Will
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Social Development and Media Communication (SDMC 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1355
EP  - 1363
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220105.249
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