Artificial Intelligence and Ethics: Does the End Justify the Means?

The article is devoted to artificial intelligence technologies and its impact on the confidentiality of a person's personal rights, the secrecy of his personal life and his freedom of choice. The purpose of the article: this work aims to investigate the main approaches to the use of artificial intelligence technologies and the consequences of its integration into everyday life, both of an individual and of the whole society, and also raises the question whether the means used really justify the goals set. Methodology and methods: in this article, general scientific methods of analysis are used, especially empirical and dialectical, allowing a comprehensive consideration of the issues raised. The author also uses methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction in his work. Conclusions: as a result of the conducted research, the author comes to the conclusion that artificial intelligence technologies, designed initially to improve a person's life, jeopardize the fundamental constitutional bases designed to protect his personal rights and freedom. The author doubts the methods of using digital technologies given in the article, since humanity is currently actually sacrificing itself for the sake of the current system, whereas initially this system was created for good purposes. Scope of the results: this work may be of interest both to the developers of draft laws and to society as a whole, since it raises basic issues of protecting personal human rights and freedom of will in the context of global digitalization.

Artificial intelligence, automated data processing, targeting, profile analysis, video surveillance system, COVID-19 pandemic