In a groundbreaking study, artificial intelligence (AI) has been found to outperform humans in a modified moral Turing test, demonstrating that AI can make more moral decisions than humans. This new development in AI ethics has significant implications for the future of AI and human interaction, particularly in fields where moral decision-making is crucial.
The study, conducted by Eyal Aharoni, an associate professor in Georgia State’s Psychology Department, was inspired by the explosion of ChatGPT and similar AI large language models (LLMs) that have emerged in recent years. Aharoni designed a form of a Turing test to assess how AI handles issues of morality. The results showed that when participants were presented with two answers to an ethical question, most rated the answer from AI as better than the response from another person. This suggests that AI can make more moral decisions than humans, at least in the context of this study.
The moral Turing test is a concept that has been debated in the field of AI ethics for some time. It is a test that evaluates the moral performance of autonomous systems by comparing their responses to those of humans. The implications of this study are significant. In fields where moral decision-making is crucial, such as healthcare, law, and education, AI could potentially make more ethical decisions than humans. This could lead to improved outcomes for patients, clients, and students.
