Autonomous AI in High-Trust Professions

Ethical Risks, Duties, and Consequences in Medicine, Law, Finance, and Accounting

Abstract

We begin by outlining these ethical frameworks and then assess the ethical risks, obligations, and uncertainties of autonomous AI in each profession. Real-world analogies, especially the cautionary tale of Theranos, will serve as a lens to highlight the moral responsibility to be transparent about an AI system’s limitations. The so-called “Thera…