Ethics of the AI Economy: A System View from the Positions of the Theory of Stakeholders

This book discusses the ethics of the AI economy. Its object of study is a new type of economic system in which economic activities are conducted with the active use of AI technologies. It reconsiders this modern use of AI from the standpoint of ethics and sustainable development. It then systematizes the ethical problems of the AI economy from the positions of its stakeholders, including the automatization of HR management and corporate management, the stability of the labour market, the digital gap, and the influence of collection of big data on the quality of life. Sectors of the AI economy discussed include e-commerce, FinTech, MedTech, EdTech, and GovTech, EnergyTech, and AgroTech. The scope of regions discussed is international, with particular attention paid to Central Asia, the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), and BRICS+. This book is of interest to any scholar studying AI, modern economics, and business ethicists studying the use of AI in the economy. It offers readers solutions to various ethical problems of AI, on the one hand, and possibilities for improving the ethics of automatization and digitalization with the help of AI, on the other hand.