Abstract
This Facebook-funded research examined the knowledge, perceptions, and experiences about the ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) among the Generation Z population (born between 1997 and 2012/15; now 18-23 years old) in the Philippines and Thailand. A total of 1,499 Filipino and 1,060 Thai Gen Z students accomplished the online self-administered survey. Survey results revealed that GEN Z respondents from Thailand and the Philippines worry more about issues of privacy followed by social contact, autonomy and control, and human reproduction and health. However, Filipino respondents are more worried about both privacy and autonomy issues than their Thai respondent counterparts. Concerning privacy, both Filipino and Thai respondents worry about the possibility of becoming victims of identity theft. Moreover, both types of respondents are most bothered by the potential ability of AI and IoT to control people’s behavior beyond agency (individual capacity). Regarding social contact, Thai respondents are most worried about the impact of AI and IoT on decreasing face-to-face human interactions, while Filipino respondents are most worried about relationship conflict due to misinformation driven by misuse of AI and IoT. In terms of human reproduction and health, Filipino respondents are warier about the use of AI and IoT in assisted reproduction and in human sexual activities (e.g., use of sex robots). Overall, the Thai respondents seem to judge AI and IoT favorably more than their Filipino counterparts.
Presenters
Melvin JabarDirector, Social Development Research Center, De La Salle University , Cavite, Philippines
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Ethics, Privacy, Confidentiality
