Introduction

Abstract

The introductory chapter describes the motivation behind this book and provides a brief outline of the main argument. The book offers a novel categorisation of artificial intelligenceArtificial Intelligencethat lends itself to a classification of ethical and human rightsHuman rightsissues raised by AI technologies. It offers an ethical approach based on the concept of human flourishing. Following a review of currently discussed ways of addressing and mitigating ethical issuesEthical issues, the book analyses the metaphorMetaphorof AI ecosystemsEcosystem. Taking the ecosystems metaphor seriously allows the identification of requirements that mitigation measures need to fulfil. On the basis of these requirements the book offers a set of recommendations that allow AI ecosystems to be shaped in ways that promote human flourishing.