This book provides an in-depth examination of the ethical challenges in aligning artificial intelligence with human values, reimagining society in the era of advanced AI. It offers a multidisciplinary perspective on the theoretical foundations of AI ethics, the societal, environmental, and existential implications of AI technologies, their application in creative domains, and the global challenges and future directions of AI alignment.

This volume addresses global challenges like international alignment on AI and education, the problem of ethics washing, trust between humans and AI, and hidden normativity in hybrid AI ethics. It analyzes ethical considerations of AI applications across various fields to understand their socio-cultural impacts. It also explores AI's influence in creative and applied domains, discussing the evolution of aesthetics, the potential loss of artistic uniqueness, AI-generated architectural designs, and the preservation of collective memory in the age of AI. Its companion volume, Ethics of AI Alignment: Rethinking Society Beyond the Human, critiques current human-centered value alignment approaches, proposes hypotheses on morally pragmatic superintelligence, discusses robot autonomy and responsibility, and delves into pressing issues such as AI's role in climate change or the implications of luxury data capitalism. 

By bringing together diverse perspectives from philosophy, computer science, law, art, and ecology, this book addresses the critical problem of ethically aligning AI with human and environmental values. It is an invaluable resource for academics, researchers, practitioners, and students in fields related to artificial intelligence, ethics, philosophy, social sciences, and anyone interested in the profound ethical implications of AI in society. 

Ljubisa Bojic is a communication scientist and futurologist. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Lyon II, France in 2014 and is currently a senior research fellow at the Digital Society Lab, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, at the University of Belgrade and senior research fellow at the Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Serbia. Bojic was appointed to the United Nations Environment Programme Foresight Expert Panel by UNEP’s Chief Scientist Andrea Hinwood. He was a member of the Serbian government work group dedicated to developing ethical standards for artificial intelligence. Bojic is associate editor of Springer’s journal Humanities & Social Sciences Communications and serves as an executive board member on Horizon’s Project 2022 TWin of Online Social Networks. He is the founder of EMERGE: Forum on the Future of AI Driven Humanity and the initiator of the Belgrade Digital Freedom Pledge intended to stimulate widespread conversations about recognizing recommender systems as a public good and digital identity as a human right.   

Zoran Erić is an art historian, curator, and Research Fellow at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade. He holds a Ph.D. from the Faculty of Media, Bauhaus University in Weimar. His research fields include history and theory of art, museology, human geography, and political ecology. With extensive knowledge of digital arts and ecological studies, his current research focus is on environmental implications and AI and creative domains. He published essays and papers in numerous magazines and academic journals such as Artefact (guest editor of the 4th issue - Glocalogue), Umelec, Manifesta Journal; Gazet’art, Praesens, Third Text, A Prior, On Curating (guest co-editor of “Precarious labor in the field of art”), Hermeneia, Journal of Hermeneutics, Art Theory and Criticism, Journal of Museum Education, Museum Management and Curatorship etc. He published papers in edited volumes with the following publishers: Routledge, JRP Ringier, NAi Publishers, Sternberg Press, Hatje Cantz, DISTANZ Verlag, Revolver Verlag, etc.