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@ARTICLE{Rther:1034968,
      author       = {Rüther, Markus},
      title        = {{T}he meaningfulness gap in {AI} ethics: a guide on how to
                      think through a complex challenge},
      journal      = {AI $\&$ society},
      volume       = {40},
      issn         = {0951-5666},
      address      = {London},
      publisher    = {Springer},
      reportid     = {FZJ-2025-00076},
      pages        = {1403-1415},
      year         = {2024},
      abstract     = {Technological outsourcing is increasingly prevalent, with
                      AI systems taking over many tasks once performed by humans.
                      This shift has led to various discussions within AI ethics.
                      A question that was largely ignored until recently, but is
                      now increasingly being discussed, concerns the
                      meaningfulness of such a lifestyle. The literature largely
                      features skeptical views, raising several challenges. Many
                      of these challenges can be grouped under what I identify as
                      the “meaningfulness gap”. Although this gap is widely
                      acknowledged, there is a notable absence of systematic
                      exploration in the literature. This paper aims to fill this
                      void by offering a detailed, step-by-step guide for
                      systematically exploring the different instances of the
                      meaningfulness gap and aids in navigating their
                      complexities. More specifically, it proposes differentiating
                      the gaps according to their realms and objects, normative
                      nature, scope, and severity. To make these areas manageable,
                      the paper takes several taxonomies and distinctions on
                      board. Finally, the guide is summarized, and some skeptical
                      replies are anticipated and countered by clarificatory
                      remarks.},
      cin          = {INM-7},
      ddc          = {360},
      cid          = {I:(DE-Juel1)INM-7-20090406},
      pnm          = {5255 - Neuroethics and Ethics of Information (POF4-525)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-5255},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
      UT           = {WOS:001270038800001},
      doi          = {10.1007/s00146-024-01993-1},
      url          = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1034968},
}