Ethical dilemmas posed by the rise of artificial intelligence: a view from transhumanism

Abstract

Artificial intelligence has generated several concerns and discussions, especially about the possible risks and consequences if ethical principles are not critically observed. Information was collected through documentary and hermeneutic research methods, in which interpretation and critical analysis prevail, followed by the study of relevant bibliographic references on these topics. The results were triangulated with the answers from the artificial intelligence chat (ChatGPT 3.5) in Spanish. It was found that there are significant differences between human beings, transhuman, and artificial intelligence, generating different ethical and spiritual-transcendent dilemmas today, which can make the intelligent machine a danger to humanity. Concepts such as singularity, autonomy, conscience, decision-making, and freedom, among others, allow us to glimpse the difference between the programmed, automated machine with certain functionality and human autonomy. It is concluded that not everything techno-scientifically possible is ethically acceptable, nor is it possible to equate the intelligent machine programmed by algorithms with human beings capable of self-awareness, self-determination, thinking about their existence, and being aware of their uniqueness, among other vital differences.