Anwendung
The Ethical Status of LLMs
Are AIs like GPT-4 or Claude morally relevant? Many classical debates about the moral status of artificial systems begin with the question of consciousness. As long as that question remains unresolved, it offers only limited guidance for practical classification.
Path Ethics asks differently: „What path quality do they have?“
LLMs exhibit:
- Low autonomy: They act only on prompts and are reactive.
- Very high connectivity: They can connect to almost any text, code, or language.
- Their persistence depends on the chosen system boundary: individual sessions are ephemeral; models and their technical infrastructure can persist over longer periods.
The ethical risk: They also connect false and harmful content extremely efficiently. They are „binders“ without filters.
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