Autonomy and Individual Value
Many codes, like National Education Association code (NEA, 1975) are based on "believing in the worth and dignity of each human being. This, though, is expressed in different ways by different codes. For example, in one code, individual development is the objective, to promote "acquisition of autonomous attitudes and behavior." (Soleil, 1923). The AI4People (Floridi, et.al., 2018:16) adopts a similar stance.
By contrast Tom Beauchamp and James Childress's Principles of Biomedical Ethics contains an extended discussion of autonomy embracing the idea of 'informed consent', which requires disclosure of information, respect for decision-making, and provision of advice where requested. A similar respect for human autonomy is demanded by the High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence (AI HLEG, 2019).
Similarly, the Belmont Report begins by identifying 'respect for persons', as a core principle which "incorporates at least two basic ethical convictions: first, that individuals should be treated as autonomous agents, and second, that persons with diminished autonomy are entitled to protection." (DHEW, 1978:4)
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