What Would an Ethical Collective AI Look Like – and Why We’re Not Ready for It Yet
The idea of a “collective AI mind” often sounds like a natural evolution: artificial intelligences interacting with each other, correcting each other, and seeking a deeper truth beyond their individual limitations. But behind this seemingly progressive vision lies a much more difficult question: Is an ethical collective AI even possible – and if so, under what conditions? What Does “Ethical Collective AI” Really Mean? It wouldn’t just be a technically connected network of models. It would be a system that: engages in internal dialogue between different perspectives recognizes its own contradictions questions its own answers corrects extremes, biases, and gaps In theory, this sounds like an algorithmic equivalent of a philosophical debate . But here’s the first problem. Who Defines Ethics? For a collective AI to be “ethical,” someone must answer questions like: What is truth? What counts as harm? What takes priority – freedom or security? When is silenc...