German Ethics Council: AI shouldn't limit human development

The Ethics Council encourages AI use in the medical sector, saying it could ease supply shortages due to staffing issues and make more precise diagnoses. — Photography XH4D/Getty Images/AFP Relaxnews

BERLIN: The German Ethics Council called on Monday for strict limits on the use of artificial intelligence (AI).

"The use of AI should enhance human development, not diminish it," the council's chairwoman Alena Buyx, chairwoman of the German Ethics Council said during the presentation of the report "Man and Machine - Challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence."