Recommendations on the Ethical Aspects of Artificial Intelligence, with an Outlook on the World of Work

Objective: the spread and wide application of Artificial Intelligence raises ethical questions in addition to data protection measures. That is why the aim of this paper is to examine ethical aspects of Artificial Intelligence and give recommendations for its use in labor law. Methods: research based on the methods of comparative and empirical analysis. Comparative analysis allowed to examine provisions of the modern labor law in the context of use of Artificial Intelligence. Empirical analysis made it possible to highlight the ethical issues related to Artificial Intelligence in the world of work by examining the disputable cases of the use of Artificial Intelligence in different areas, such as healthcare, education, transport, etc. Results: the private law aspects of the ethical issues of Artificial Intelligence were examined in the context of ethical and labor law issues that affect the selection process with Artificial Intelligence and the treatment of employees as a set of data from the employers’ side. Author outlined the general aspects of ethics and issues of digital ethics. Author described individual international recommendations related to the ethics of Artificial Intelligence. Scientific novelty:this research focused on the examination of ethical issues of the use of Artificial Intelligence in the specific field of private law – labor law. Authors gave recommendations on ethical aspects of use of Artificial Intelligence in this specific field. Practical significance: research contributes to the limited literature on the topic. The results of the research could be used in lawmaking process and also as a basis for future research.