Ethicists are not very ethical individuals. In fact, they are in a profession of knowing what is right and wrong. Perhaps, it is this confidence at knowing what is right and wrong that makes them less likely to act ethically in real life. In many respects, an ethicist is the most likely hypocrite because even after knowing something is wrong they are willing to commit the act. They are often seen preaching for the right things, but hardly applying any of it in practice in their own life. Furthermore, AI ethics is doomed if a human ethicist is relied on to develop the guiding principles as they are naturally unqualified. It is this feeling of entitlement that makes one consider doing something bad. They are also most likely to suffer from the god complex. Ethical and moral judgement is clouded in human nature. Do we really need to implement and replicate this flawed human nature in AI? In many cases, regular introspection and self-reflection are fundamentally important aspects of ethics and morality which may need to be extended into the generalizable AI machine.
