Artificial Intelligence is currently and rapidly changing the way organizations and businesses operate. Ethical leadership has become significantly important since organizations and businesses across various sectors are evolving with AI. Organizations and businesses may be facing several challenges and potential opportunities when using AI. Ethical leadership plays a central role in guiding organizations in facing those challenges and maximizing on those opportunities. This article explores the essence of ethical leadership in the age of AI, starting with a simplified introduction of ethical leadership and AI, then dives into an understanding of ethical leadership, its characteristics and importance, the ethical challenges AI causes including bias in AI algorithms. The opportunities for ethical leadership in the age of AI answers the question: What actionable strategies can leaders employ to address the challenges and leverage opportunities? and describes the benefits for organizations through these opportunities. A proposed framework for ethical leadership is presented in this article, incorporating the core components: fairness, transparency, sustainability etc. Through the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, case studies of ethical leadership in AI, and recommendations, this article emphasizes that ethical leadership in the age of AI is morally essential and strategically advantageous.
翻译:人工智能正在迅速改变组织与企业的运作方式。随着各行业组织与企业不断融入人工智能技术,伦理领导力的重要性日益凸显。组织与企业运用人工智能时可能面临多重挑战与潜在机遇。伦理领导力在引导组织应对这些挑战、把握机遇方面发挥着核心作用。本文探讨人工智能时代伦理领导力的本质,首先简要介绍伦理领导力与人工智能,进而深入解析伦理领导力的内涵、特征与重要性,剖析人工智能引发的伦理挑战(包括算法偏见问题)。针对"领导者可采取哪些可行策略应对挑战并把握机遇"这一问题,本文通过分析人工智能时代伦理领导力的机遇予以回应,并阐述组织通过这些机遇可能获得的收益。文章提出一个融合公平性、透明度、可持续性等核心要素的伦理领导力框架,通过跨学科协作的重要性探讨、人工智能伦理领导力案例研究及实施建议,强调人工智能时代的伦理领导力不仅具有道德必要性,更能为组织带来战略优势。