The discussion about the possible utility of AI in improving efficiency or increasing productivity is touching newer areas of society. Most recently, it was announced by a senior judge that AI tools will be used to improve efficiency of the national judicial system. The argument is built around decreasing backlog of the cases as well as helping in research and improved decision-making. The desire to improve the efficiency of a jammed system must be welcomed.

Similar language - as the one noted above - is used by leaders and decision-makers in the fields of medicine (improved diagnosis, error reduction, etc) and education, among others. All of these statements tend to have a customary line or two about appropriate ethical guardrails. And that is where lies the problem.

The problem is not in having ethical guardrails, or checks, but the vague and cursory approach to that. While the utility aspect is described in great detail with specific goals, the risk part is all lumped together in........

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