Mark Walport Quotes
A computer, by definition, cannot be held accountable for anything because there is no mechanism to hold it to account, short of turning off the electricity supply or destroying the hardware. Only humans can be accountable.
Topics
Accountability
Blame
Consequences
Responsibility
Definition, Definitions
Human Error
Liability
Moral Judgment
Moral Obligation
Accountability Mechanism
Computer Limitations
Human Accountability
Human Agency
Human Responsibility
Legal Consequences
Legal Responsibility
Moral Agency
Technical Limitations
Citations
Walport, Mark. Artificial Intelligence: An Overview for Policy-Makers. Government Office for Science, 2016, p. 12.
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Sir Mark Jeremy Walport FRS FRCP FRCPath FMedSci FRSE is an English medical scientist and was the Government Chief Scientific Adviser in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2017 and Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) from 2017 to 2020.