Ethical challenges for using artificial intelligence in understanding Islamic jurisprudence
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https://doi.org/10.56294/sctconf20251519Keywords:
Artificial intelligence, Islamic jurisprudence, ethics, technical challenges, Sharia responsibilityAbstract
Introduction: This research aims to examine the moral issues of using artificial intelligence approaches to interpret and comprehend Islamic law. It sheds light on the expansion of artificial intelligence-centered applications in the religious sphere, aiming at issuing and providing fatwas, centering analysis of jurisprudential literature, and legal relief interpretation.
Methods: The study highlights the worry about the training data bias, the lack of sufficient culture and religion of the software, and how legitimately responsible one is when one is wrong in interpreting and/or reasoning.
Results: The study analyses other related concerns such as the credibility of artificial moral agents and neutrality as well as the autonomy of human actors in making religious decisions but agrees on the possibility of managing the projection of such AI systems within Islamic Sharia law.
Conclusions: To sum up, the study advances a recommendation on the ethical principles and indicators that can facilitate responsible use of the technologies in question, emphasizing the importance of jurists and specialists in monitoring their development and use to enhance Islamic law objectives.
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