The biggest issue with ethics today is people don't practice what they preach. The person defining the ethics assumes that the code of conduct does not apply to them. The government defines laws which apply selectively to people. Things like favoritism, neopotism, and croynism is rife in society. People also discriminate on others when exercising such forms of ethics. How can AI ethics be defined when it is being researched and studied by people who themselves have questionable practices of ethics in their personal lives. We are stuck in a quagmire of sorts. How can someone that has an absence of morals define ethics for others? When morals form the basis of ethics. AI ethics is not about practicing what is right or wrong. It seems to be more about understanding and being transparent with certain practices and the very unethical, hypocritical, and immoral practices that can be covered up with oaths and pledges.
