Affiliation:
1. University of Southern California, USA
Abstract
This chapter explores the evolution and transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and nanotechnology while evaluating their broader ethical impacts on society. Key opportunities are outlined in media, manufacturing, and medicine, along with risks like algorithmic bias and privacy erosion that raise complex challenges. Realizing the benefits of AI and nanotech requires thoughtful, responsible development and governance guided by core ethical principles like transparency, accountability, and human dignity over efficiency alone. Cooperation among diverse government, industry, academia, and civil society stakeholders is vital to uphold these values. Adaptive policies and voluntary ethics codes should complement each other as regulatory tools. With inclusive dialogue and foresight anchoring innovation in wisdom, emerging technologies like AI and nanotechnology can empower humanity to build a more just and prosperous world.
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