Japanese and East Asian values as alternative world views with an orientation to plurality of meanings of life in the informatized era: the cultural-ethical traditions behind East Asian people’s evaluation on human-robot-interaction, privacy-related problems, AI, Technologies
This academic article examines Japanese and East Asian cultural-ethical traditions, such as Seken and Ba, and their influence on how people evaluate artificial intelligence, human-robot interaction, and privacy-related issues in the informatized era. The author presents empirical research findings and alternative worldviews to overcome the loss of plurality of meanings caused by techno-determinism. By exploring existential-ethical views oriented toward oneness of meanings, the paper provides an intercultural information ethics perspective on modern technologies.
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Researchers and scholars interested in information ethics, intercultural perspectives on artificial intelligence, and the cultural foundations of technology evaluation should read this paper.
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The document addresses information ethics, intercultural information ethics, the cultural and ethical traditions behind East Asian evaluations of human-robot interaction, privacy problems, AI, and technologies, supported by empirical survey data from Japan and other Asian countries.
The document does not provide legislative regulations, policy frameworks, enforcement mechanisms, or technical guidelines for AI development.
- The informatization of society creates serious problems such as loss of face-to-face communication, capital concentration, and technological determinism.
- Japanese and East Asian evaluation of technologies like AI, robots, and privacy issues is deeply influenced by traditional cultural-existential perspectives such as Seken, Ba, and Aida.
- Empirical research data show strong statistical correlations between people's views on a virtuous life and their ethical evaluations of care robots, autonomous driving machines, and privacy.
- Alternative worldviews focusing on ontology and the plurality of meanings of life offer a framework to overcome the narrow eyesight of techno-determinism.
- Robots and technologies are often perceived in Asian contexts as entities integrated into a broader cultural and existential life sphere rather than purely objective tools.
· Introduction · Japan’s crisis due to the informatization · Seken, Ba, Aida and Japanese cultural traditions · Seken or Japanese Ba in the information Era · Research findings on Japanese views and Asian people’s views on Seken-related meanings · Where does the crisis in Japan come from? · Conclusions
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Accountability
0/5Clear responsibility for AI outcomes
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Fairness
0/5Non-discrimination and equitable treatment
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Human Oversight
2/5Humans remain in control of consequential decisions
Although automobile driving robot by artificial intelligence seems to be convenient, considering to leave judgment on life or death to the machine, there is a problem of use without much consideration
Table 5 Notes
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Transparency
0/5Openness about how AI systems work and are used
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Enforcement
0/5Consequences and compliance mechanisms with real force
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Impact Assessment
0/5Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use
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