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Value sensitive design in artificial intelligence: ethical issues in the case of a smart traffic signal control system
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/108212 Value sensitive design in artificial intelligence: ethical issues in the case of a smart traffic signal control system Ruttkamp-Bloem, Emma u22781197@tuks.co.za Matolini, Bernard Liywalii, Eddie W.M. UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Ethical Issues Smart City Smart Traffic Signal Control (STSC) System Value Sensitive Design (VSD) Zambia Artificial Intelligence (AI) Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2025. Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems that collect huge amounts of data, raises a number of ethical concerns such citizens privacy, data security, fairness and accountability among others in societies they are deployed. Like any other technology, AI technologies are mainly imported from western economies by emerging economies, such as Africa. The question is, will an AI system built to conform to ethical requirements in one society unequivocally be accepted in another society with varying ethical requirements. This research attempts to establish whether a Value Sensitive Design (VSD) approach can address ethical issues that arise in the implementation of AI enabled IoT systems with machine learning capabilities such as Smart Traffic Signal Control (STSC) system designed for Africa (Zambia). The study identifies major stakeholders and ethical issues that arise in implementing an AI system. I conduct literature review on the philosophy of AI, ethics pertaining to AI and the major technological concepts incidental to the implementation of an AI system and how VSD can be used to implement an AI system that aligns with ethical requirements from stakeholders. In addition, I use mixed method approach to collect data from stakeholders. I compare the empirical findings with theories in literature and thereafter, make recommendations. The developing trend of major ethical issues are privacy, security and safety while most informants recommend government as a major stakeholder in addressing ethical issues in the implementation of AI systems. VSD is widely approved as a design approach for embedding values across all stages of AI systems’ lifecycle. Centre for AI Research (CAIR), Department of Philosophy, University of Pretoria Philosophy PhD (Philosophy - Ethics of AI) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities 2026-02-13T09:48:23Z 2026-02-13T09:48:23Z 2026-05-22 2025-08-14 Thesis * April 2026 (A2026) http://hdl.handle.net/2263/108212 Disclaimer Letter en © 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Ethical Issues Smart City Smart Traffic Signal Control (STSC) System Value Sensitive Design (VSD) Zambia Artificial Intelligence (AI) Value sensitive design in artificial intelligence: ethical issues in the case of a smart traffic signal control system |
| title | Value sensitive design in artificial intelligence: ethical issues in the case of a smart traffic signal control system |
| title_full | Value sensitive design in artificial intelligence: ethical issues in the case of a smart traffic signal control system |
| title_fullStr | Value sensitive design in artificial intelligence: ethical issues in the case of a smart traffic signal control system |
| title_full_unstemmed | Value sensitive design in artificial intelligence: ethical issues in the case of a smart traffic signal control system |
| title_short | Value sensitive design in artificial intelligence: ethical issues in the case of a smart traffic signal control system |
| title_sort | value sensitive design in artificial intelligence ethical issues in the case of a smart traffic signal control system |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Ethical Issues Smart City Smart Traffic Signal Control (STSC) System Value Sensitive Design (VSD) Zambia Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/108212 |