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The episode of "Questions for the Culture" discusses ethical issues in using AI in the workplace and creative art. The first guest, Dr. Ronald Ashiri, explains that AI mimics cognitive functions and is being integrated into office work. He believes there is no risk in using AI as it cannot do everything humans can. However, Dr. Taylor Telford disagrees, stating that AI can violate copyright in the art industry and may eventually replace human artists. Different workplaces have varying opinions on AI, with some feeling uncertain about its impact. A Q&A session between the two guests explores whether AI will replace humans and the ethical issues involved. The episode concludes with an ethical framework for using AI, emphasizing communication, documentation, and understanding its limitations. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research and form their own opinions. Hello, once again, I'm your host, Joanne, and welcome back to the new episode of Questions for the Culture. Sit back and relax because today we will answer the questions of what are some ethical issues in using AI in the workplace in creative art. What an interesting question. Today I will have three very special guests and a Q&A to help us unpack this question. Our first question is, how does AI work? To answer this question, we have special guest, Dr. Ronald Ashiri, author of The AI-Powered Workplace. Welcome, Ronald Ashiri, and how are you today? Hey, happy to be here, I'm doing good today. Thanks for having me on. To answer your question, AI is designed to mimic cognitive functions. These are functions used to perform more in white-collar job office settings as opposed to factory floors. Also, we see that AI is one of the first technologies that tries to imitate what humans do with their brains rather than their hands. Very interesting, but how do we see AI being integrated into the workplace? In a broader sense, we are at the start of a fundamental shift in how office work is done. With AI as one of the central pillars. The ones who had actually started to implement this into the workplace were much more optimistic and a little less afraid. This happens because you start to learn what you can do and you also feel more threatened because you learn its limitations. I did some research and I took a survey from a local cartoon artist and what I found is that a minority of 40% confessed to knowing little or nothing about AI. While most cartoonists rate themselves 3 or higher on the AI knowledge scale. As you can see, AI simply cannot do what humans can in no way, shape, or form. The only thing AI is capable of doing right now is analyzing every tiny fraction of data without automation. Do you think there's any risk to using AI? If so, how can those risks be minimized? I do not see any risk in using AI. As I found in my research, AI cannot do everything us humans can. So there's no need to worry about this AI. I have laid out the case for why AI simply does not need to disappear and needs to be innovated. Thank you Dr. Ronald Asheri for giving us your insights on AI. Of course, thank you for having me today. Although Dr. Ronald Asheri assured us that AI is safe and really useful in the workplace as well as the art industry, there are some people who feel uncertain about this. To discuss this, we have our next guest. Let us welcome Dr. Taylor Telford. Welcome Dr. Taylor Telford. It's great to have you here. Oh, hello. It's a pleasure to be here. On the contrary to Dr. Ronald Asheri's statements about the benefits of AI, why do people hate AI and is AI a threat to us? In the art industry's perspective, many illustrators feel this is a clear violation of their copyright. Those who do see AI as somewhat of a threat, worry about AI getting better and eventually replacing human artists. Many editors at newspapers and magazines opt for the cheaper option of using AI-generated illustrations and cartoons rather than having to pay an artist. Well, what about the workplace? How are different workplaces affected by AI? When it comes to the workplace, according to my findings, people who are less exposed to AI at the moment, they feel more uncertainty. But we still have some debates about this matter. Some questions still exist like, do the likely negative impacts outweigh the likely positive impacts? And what benefits and risks, including civil liberties and privacy, might exist when AI is in use? These questions still have been hard to find answers to as they are more controversial topics. Thank you so much for elaborating on the issue of AI for us. Of course, and thank you for having me. Now before we move on to our third and final guest, let's start our Q&A with Dr. Ronald and Dr. Taylor together as they debate their contrasting views. So let's welcome back Dr. Ronald and Dr. Taylor. The first question is, do you think AI will ever be advanced enough to replace humans in the workplace? Dr. Ronald will start us off. Well, as I found in my research, many people saw that AI is not that advanced and not enough people know enough about it. So how would there be enough advancement on AI if no one knows anything about it? Although I've said that the use of AI in the workplace Although I've said that the use of AI in the workplace is still up for debate, I can say that AI has the potential to replace humans. Through the years, its development has been constant. So it's possible that AI will take over the workplace. Our next question is, do you think there are ethical issues when it comes to using AI in the workplace and creative art? I do believe there are ethical issues when it comes to using AI in the workplace and art. It takes away the authenticity of the work or the artwork. It is like stealing the idea from someone. I believe there are no ethical issues in using AI. Just like everything else, AI is a tool people use to better their work. You see people hiring writers to write speeches for them and artists using different mediums to make their pieces. That's not what AI is. It's a different medium for artists and different workplaces to use. Our last question to conclude this segment is, do you think we should incorporate AI into the workplace? I believe it would be an abomination to include AI in the workplace. You already have a terrible unemployment rate. Adding AI and taking away more jobs for our people would just be wrong. We need to find more jobs for the people without them instead of making it harder for them to get jobs by giving those jobs away to machines. I can say that there is no harm in incorporating AI into the workplace. AI is consistently improving, but it only serves as another medium that can also improve one's creation. As humans, our role is to know how to moderate it and utilize it effectively at the same time. Thank you so much for sharing your different views on AI with us in this Q&A. Thank you for being here today I hope to have you both on the show again. Both of our doctors brought up some amazing points. I believe AI can be helpful to use in moderation. We should not simply replace all human workers with AI, but we could use AI to help our workers become even more efficient. We simply do not need to rely solely upon AI, but we can use them as a helping hand. To end this off, we have Dr. Shania here to tell us about the ethical framework when using AI. Thank you so much for having me. Happy to be here. So where do ethics come into play when using AI? Is it ethical to use AI in the workplace? Well, when deciding whether or not AI is ethical, as it is a humanistic trait to whether something is morally right or wrong. So what can we use to help us navigate these questions of right or wrong? Opinions on this topic may differ, so today I'll be providing you with an ethical framework to keep in mind while working with ethics. To start, I'll discuss uses for AI in the workplace. AI drives down time taken to perform a task, increasing productivity in the workplace, and reducing errors. Although all these things are good, here's a few things you should keep in mind when creating AI. First, you have to determine what goals you are trying to achieve to ensure that you can design AI that balances desired results with acceptable risks. To ensure your AI is used properly, it is important to communicate what the AI is for, what it is not for, how it was designed, and what its limitations are. Documentation assists not only with proper management of the AI, but also with determining whether the AI is appropriate for new purposes that were not originally envisioned. Then use explainable and understandable methods to help the user or public understand the works of the AI. That is very interesting, and thank you for sharing. That is all the time we have for today. Thank you all for listening. Today we had two different views on how to go about AI in the workplace. We answered the question if there are ethical issues in using AI in the workplace in creative art. Then we were given an ethical framework to keep in mind when going about the issues of AI. Be sure to check out my YouTube channel. The link is in the description below. Don't just take our word for it. Do your own research and ask your own questions. See you next time on Questions for the Culture.