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AI is designed to mimic cognitive functions used in white-collar office settings. In the art industry, AI-generated illustrations can violate copyright and replace human artists. The impact of AI on different workplaces is still debated, with concerns about negative impacts outweighing positive ones. Ethical issues arise in using AI, as it can take away authenticity and ideas from creators. However, some argue that AI is just another tool for improving work. The advancement of AI and its potential to replace humans in the workplace is still uncertain. 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'll answer the questions of what are some ethical issues in using AI in the workplace and creative art. What an interesting question. Today I'll 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 book, 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 in-office settings. To answer your question, we 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 in-office settings. 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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 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 thought 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 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 for 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. And it's not what AI is. It is another medium for artists in 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. We 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 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, and I hope to have you both on the show again. Of course. Thank you for the opportunity. Yes, thank you for letting us be here today. Both of our doctors brought up some amazing points. I believe AI can be helpfully used 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 us off, we have Dr. Shania here to tell us about the ethical framework when using AI. How are you today? 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, there's a great area, 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 error. 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, A, what the AI is for, B, what is it not for, C, how it was designed, and D, 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. Remember, 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.