The impact of Artificial Intelligence does not depend only on fundamental
research and technological developments, but for a large part on how these
systems are introduced into society and used in everyday situations. Even
though AI is traditionally associated with rational decision making,
understanding and shaping the societal impact of AI in all its facets requires
a relational perspective. A rational approach to AI, where computational
algorithms drive decision making independent of human intervention, insights
and emotions, has shown to result in bias and exclusion, laying bare societal
vulnerabilities and insecurities. A relational approach, that focus on the
relational nature of things, is needed to deal with the ethical, legal,
societal, cultural, and environmental implications of AI. A relational approach
to AI recognises that objective and rational reasoning cannot does not always
result in the 'right' way to proceed because what is 'right' depends on the
dynamics of the situation in which the decision is taken, and that rather than
solving ethical problems the focus of design and use of AI must be on asking
the ethical question. In this position paper, I start with a general discussion
of current conceptualisations of AI followed by an overview of existing
approaches to governance and responsible development and use of AI. Then, I
reflect over what should be the bases of a social paradigm for AI and how this
should be embedded in relational, feminist and non-Western philosophies, in
particular the Ubuntu philosophy.

通过提出关于人工智能的关联性方法，文章呼吁在引入和使用人工智能系统时重视其社会、文化、环境等方面的影响，设计和使用人工智能时应着眼于其伦理问题，并借鉴 Ubuntu 哲学以实现社会范式的转变。