Tech Companies Turn to Religion to Make AI Morally Good
ABC News reported that technology companies are turning to religion to make artificial intelligence morally good, and that some say the effort is more complicated.
Technology companies are turning to religion in an effort to make artificial intelligence morally good, ABC News reported in a report on the effort. The story's headline describes the approach as one that has drawn questions from some observers.
According to the summary of the ABC News report, some people are asking how to teach a chatbot right from wrong, which is the central question the report addresses. The summary describes the effort in those terms but does not explain the methods being used.
ABC News also reported, through its headline, that some say the approach is "not so simple." The headline does not say who holds that view or what objections are raised.
The report, as represented by its headline and summary, does not identify the technology companies involved, the religious traditions or leaders consulted, or any researchers. It provides no figures and no timeline for the efforts it describes, and it does not state when they began.
Taken together, the two statements attributed to ABC News describe a broader question about whether religious thinking can be used to shape machine behavior, and whether that approach is straightforward. Whether the view that it is not simple reflects a broad or narrow position is not stated.
This account relies only on the headline and one-sentence summary of the ABC News report and adds no information beyond them. Where those two statements are silent, this account is silent as well.
Sources: ABC News: To make AI morally good, tech companies turn to religion. Some say it's not so simple.