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Types of Ethical Frameworks

                 The various types of ethical frameworks are classified as follows:


                                            Ethical Frameworks of AI






                        Sector-based                                         Value-based




                         Bioethics                       Rights                  Utility                  Virtue


                 The description of these types of ethical frameworks is as follows:

                    • Sector-based ethical frameworks:  These  frameworks  focus  on  an  ethical  challenge  specific  to  a  field  or
                   industry. They are trained to focus on a particular sector such as technology, finance or healthcare. For instance,
                   in technology, key considerations include data privacy and the responsible development of AI. In healthcare,
                   the emphasis is on making fair decisions that respect everyone’s rights.
                    o  Bioethics: Bioethics is an interdisciplinary framework used in healthcare to solve tough ethical problems.
                      It combines ideas and principles from fields like medicine, law, and philosophy to help doctors, patients,
                      and researchers make fair and respectful decisions. Bioethics ensures that healthcare decisions are made
                      fairly,  respectfully,  and  in  ways  that  protect  everyone’s  rights.  This  helps  build  trust  and  improve  the
                      overall quality of care.

                    • Value-based ethical frameworks: These frameworks concentrate on essential ethical principles and values such
                   as honesty, respect and fairness that influence decision-making. They are based on different moral beliefs and
                   help us judge whether actions are right or wrong, encouraging ethical behaviour. They are further categorised
                   as:
                    o  Rights-based ethical frameworks: These frameworks are based on respecting and upholding individual’s
                      rights. These frameworks ensure that all policies and actions focus on basic human rights. In context to AI,
                      it means that AI systems should respect human rights and not discriminate any specific group.

                    o  Utility-based ethical frameworks: These frameworks evaluate actions focusing on maximising overall
                      good, or minimising harm. These frameworks balance benefits and costs to achieve the maximum benefit
                      to the maximum number of people. In context to AI, it may involve the potential benefits of AI applications
                      in the betterment of human race against the risks like data privacy and biasness, involved in using AI

                    o  Virtue-based ethical frameworks: These frameworks emphasise on the importance of  building a strong
                      moral  foundation  and  good  character  traits  such  as  kindness,  compassion  and  empathy  involved  in
                      decision making. In context to AI, it would mean that the developers and users of AI should follow ethical
                      virtues throughout the AI project cycle.

                 These categories offer a clear way to handle ethical issues in AI development and use, making sure that the
                 needs of different sectors and key ethical values are properly considered.





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