Value Kaleidoscope: Engaging AI with Pluralistic Human Values, Rights, and Duties

Understand

Human values are crucial to human decision-making.

• Value pluralism is the view that multiple correct values may be held in tension with one another (e.g., when considering lying to a friend to protect their feelings, how does one balance honesty with friendship?).
• As statistical learners, AI systems fit to averages by default, washing out these potentially irreducible value conflicts.
• To improve AI systems to better reflect value pluralism, the first-order challenge is to explore the extent to which AI systems can model pluralistic human values, rights, and duties as well as their interaction.