Algorithmic Discrimination and Ethical Perspective of Artificial Intelligence (Accounting, Finance, Sustainability, Governance & Fraud: Theory and Application)

Algorithmic Discrimination and the Prohibition of Discrimination in the Age of Artificial IntelligenceToday’s humanity is living in a new digital age where the globalization of digital technologies such as “artificial intelligence, internet of things, and robotics”. Artificial intelligence (AI), which is thought to have emerged in the middle of the twentieth century at the same time as the historical past of modern computer technology, shows the reach of the new technical move of the age of intensive mechanization opened by the Industrial Revolution. Today, national governments, companies, researchers, and citizens live in a new “data world” where data is getting “bigger, faster and more detailed” than ever before. The AI-based “digital world order” which continues to develop speedily with technological advances, points to a great transformation from the business sector to the health sector, and educational services to the judicial sector. As a result of the development of AI as a creation of digital age technology, today humanity exists in an “algorithmic society” that imperviously surrounds individual, social life, and public space with all sectors. This modern algorithmic order we are in has transformative effects.“Technological fetishism”; today, it is seen to take new forms such as “digital positivism”, “big data fetishism”, or “post-humanist ideology”. In today’s world where technological fetishism prevails, there are serious concerns about the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms and the balance of freedom and security. As a matter of fact, AI is directly linked to “health and safety, freedom, privacy, dignity, autonomy and non-discrimination”, and these also include ethical concerns. Perhaps the most important risk of using AI systems in algorithmic decision-making is the potential to produce “biased” results.All these developments make fundamental rights and freedoms more fragile in terms of human rights politics. In parallel with this situation,... This book delves into the complex intersection between artificial intelligence and human rights violations, shedding light on the far-reaching implications within the framework of discrimination and the pivotal role equality bodies play in combatting these issues. Through a collaborative effort between the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Türkiye (HREIT) and Hasan Kalyoncu University, the groundbreaking "International Symposium on the Effects of Artificial Intelligence in the Context of the Prohibition of Discrimination" took place on March 30, 2022, in Gaziantep. This book is the outcome of this symposium, bringing attention to the alarming issues of "bias and discrimination" prevalent in the application of artificial intelligence. With a commitment to Sustainable Development Goal 8.10 of safeguarding human rights in the digital realm and countering the adverse effects of artificial intelligence, this work is an essential contribution to the Human Rights Action Plan. Comprising an array of insightful chapters, this book offers an in-depth exploration of artificial intelligence technologies, encompassing a broad spectrum of topics ranging from data protection to algorithmic discrimination, the deployment of artificial intelligence in criminal proceedings to combating hate speech, and from predictive policing to meta-surveillance. It aims to serve as a call to action, urging societies and policymakers to acknowledge the potential threats posed by AI and recognize the need for robust legislative frameworks and ethical principles to ensure that international standards on human rights are upheld in the face of technological advancements.