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Before we understand the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, we must first understand the meaning of
                 the word ‘Ethics’.
                 Ethics is a system of moral principles and a branch of Philosophy which defines what is good for

                 individuals and society.
                 AI Ethics

                 Since the birth of Artificial Intelligence and the various technologies around it, ethical concerns
                 have  been  the  most  critical  issues related  to  the  topic.  These  technologies  are  fairly  new  and

                 regulations around its abuse or misuse are not clearly defined in any society.
                 One  such  concern  involves  the  management  of  huge
                 data-sets that these AI systems have to deal with each time.
                 The norms around the storage, privacy, security, sharing
                 and usage of this data is blurry in most situations, which
                 can be a huge obstacle for the adoption of this technology,
                 going forward.

                 Ethical Issues related to Data Management

                 Data is the source of every AI system that we see today. The systems cannot exist without the data.
                 But there are serious concerns on how all this data is getting managed and stored.

                 For example, an average smart phone has an Android Operating System running, which is owned by
                 Google. The Operating System comes with a number of pre-installed Google apps that require specific
                 data from the  user to run. So, if a user gives permission for some of these apps, then Google gets
                 access to the following information: A Google apps, can record your contact list, location, chats,
                 Email, photos, etc.

                 Contact Lists

                 Call logs  or contact  lists  available  in the smart  phone
                 contains the name and  phone number of  all  the friends,
                 relatives, business partners,  colleagues, etc. Google can
                 easily access these close information of yours at any time.

                 It can also identify the names of people that you really like
                 to talk to and with whom you do not like to talk, as well as
                 the best and  worst time to call you.
                                                            Location

                                                            The location of your house, all your friends’ and relative’s
                                                            house, your school, places where you hang out most of
                                                            the time etc. are all recorded by your smart-phone. It
                                                            also knows how much time you spend at these places, the
                                                            routes you take to reach them. With a little effort, it can
                                                            even predict if you’re gonna take a cab to get somewhere,

                                                            drive yourself, or ask your parents to drop you.

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