AI, capitalism, and ethics: The urgent need for responsible governance

Without human feelings and consciousness, AI, like any technology, is an ethics-free enterprise

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming independent of human direction, moving from independence in search of information to independence in decision-making. ChatGPT, which emerged only two years ago, is a chat platform easy to use, capable of carrying on conversations and assisting with queries, superseding the search capabilities of Google. More powerful “AI agents” are emerging in various fields — medicine, finance, and warfare — agents that do not need to interact with human beings. They sense their environment through various inputs (eg text, images, sensors), analyse the information, and make decisions based on their objectives. Such developments raise ethical