Direction and Challenges of AI Ethics Education from the Perspective of Educational Ethics

Purpose: This study critically examines the achievements and limitations of the discourse on AI ethics to date. It highlights the need for a renewed perspective on the directions and challenges of AI ethics education, specifically through the lens of educational ethics. Methods: Through an analysis of prior research and a comprehensive literature review, this study examines the validity of the current AI ethics discourse, which primarily revolves around the development of ethical guidelines and principles. Furthermore, it explores the practical direction of AI ethics education from the perspective of educational ethics. Results: AI ethics discourse that lacks educational attention is vulnerable to side effects such as ethics washing and ethics bashing. AI ethics education through moral education as a subject should not merely consume the existing research outcomes of AI ethics discourse—such as ethical guidelines, checklists, and principles—but should also explore the potential for restoring poetic dwelling, and for revitalizing conversation through ethics by design. Conclusion: From the perspective of educational ethics, the direction and challenges of AI ethics education through moral education as a subject are as follows: first, to ensure that technical practices are informed by poetic thinking; and second, to guarantee focal moments of conversational engagement even within technical practices.