A starting framework for urban AI applications

IF 6 2区工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Ain Shams Engineering Journal Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.1016/j.asej.2024.102987

Mennatullah Hendawy , Lamiaa Ghoz

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Abstract

There has been a growing concern about the ethical implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in urban environments. Scholars have highlighted the dual nature of AI, which can both enhance urban sustainability and pose significant privacy risks. The literature acknowledges that AI introduces specific challenges in urban contexts. However, there remains a gap in comprehensive sector-specific ethical frameworks tailored to the unique challenges posed by AI applications in cities. This study aims to fill this gap by proposing a starting framework for the ethics of Urban AI applications, providing principles to guide responsible AI development and deployment in urban settings. The study employed a two-phase methodology: a content analysis of 100 AI ethics documents to develop a preliminary framework, followed by a survey of experts and stakeholders to validate and expand this framework by identifying urban-specific risks and ethical considerations. The developed ethical framework for Urban AI applications provides a starting point to pave the way for ethical and sustainable urban AI systems that enhance the quality of life for all city residents.

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城市人工智能应用的起步框架

人们越来越关注人工智能（AI）在城市环境中的伦理影响。学者们强调了人工智能的双重性，它既能提高城市的可持续性，也会带来巨大的隐私风险。文献承认，人工智能给城市环境带来了特定的挑战。然而，针对人工智能在城市中的应用所带来的独特挑战而量身定制的、针对特定领域的综合伦理框架仍然是一个空白。本研究旨在填补这一空白，提出城市人工智能应用伦理的起始框架，为城市环境中负责任的人工智能开发和部署提供指导原则。研究采用了两阶段方法：首先对 100 份人工智能伦理文件进行内容分析，以制定初步框架；然后对专家和利益相关者进行调查，通过确定城市特有的风险和伦理考虑因素来验证和扩展该框架。为城市人工智能应用开发的伦理框架提供了一个起点，为建立符合伦理和可持续发展的城市人工智能系统铺平了道路，从而提高了所有城市居民的生活质量。

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来源期刊

Ain Shams Engineering Journal Engineering-General Engineering

CiteScore

10.80

自引率

13.30%

发文量

441

审稿时长

49 weeks

期刊介绍： in Shams Engineering Journal is an international journal devoted to publication of peer reviewed original high-quality research papers and review papers in both traditional topics and those of emerging science and technology. Areas of both theoretical and fundamental interest as well as those concerning industrial applications, emerging instrumental techniques and those which have some practical application to an aspect of human endeavor, such as the preservation of the environment, health, waste disposal are welcome. The overall focus is on original and rigorous scientific research results which have generic significance. Ain Shams Engineering Journal focuses upon aspects of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, petroleum engineering, environmental engineering, architectural and urban planning engineering. Papers in which knowledge from other disciplines is integrated with engineering are especially welcome like nanotechnology, material sciences, and computational methods as well as applied basic sciences: engineering mathematics, physics and chemistry.