论文标题
超越近期和长期：对AI伦理和社会的研究优先事项的清晰描述
Beyond Near- and Long-Term: Towards a Clearer Account of Research Priorities in AI Ethics and Society
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论文摘要
近年来出现的广泛的“ AI伦理与社会”研究空间的一种方法是区分“近期”和“长期”研究。尽管这种分解研究空间的方式可能很有用，但我们提出了一些有关近期/长期区别的问题，在研究问题和优先级的构造方面变得过于突出。我们强调了一些歧义和不一致的使用方式，并认为尽管这个广泛的研究社区中的优先级有所不同，但这些差异并未受到近期/长期区别的捕捉。我们将近期/长期区别拆除为四个不同的维度，并提出了一些研究人员可以使用这些维度更清楚地就其工作和优先事项进行清晰沟通的方式。我们建议，朝着关于研究重点的更细微的对话迈进，可以帮助建立新的合作机会，帮助发展更一致，更连贯的研究议程，并能够确定以前被忽视的研究领域。
One way of carving up the broad "AI ethics and society" research space that has emerged in recent years is to distinguish between "near-term" and "long-term" research. While such ways of breaking down the research space can be useful, we put forward several concerns about the near/long-term distinction gaining too much prominence in how research questions and priorities are framed. We highlight some ambiguities and inconsistencies in how the distinction is used, and argue that while there are differing priorities within this broad research community, these differences are not well-captured by the near/long-term distinction. We unpack the near/long-term distinction into four different dimensions, and propose some ways that researchers can communicate more clearly about their work and priorities using these dimensions. We suggest that moving towards a more nuanced conversation about research priorities can help establish new opportunities for collaboration, aid the development of more consistent and coherent research agendas, and enable identification of previously neglected research areas.
