If the Axis is Wrong, the Tower Will Fall A Blueprint Starting with the Content of Ethics December 2025

If the Axis is Wrong, the Tower Will Fall A Blueprint Starting with the Content of Ethics December 2025
No matter how precise the structure of institutions and technologies may be, if the content of ethics that serves as their foundation is wrong, what emerges in society will be nothing more than a dangerous mechanism with only an external appearance. The first thing to be determined is not the system, but the content of ethics: what to protect, what not to allow, and what kind of world to aim for. Ignoring this and setting up only a structure will create a device that efficiently expands false values. Historically, there have been many examples of formally well-organized institutions justifying discrimination and oppression, and if the ethics of the foundation is unsound, the structure is likely to run amok.
This danger is even greater for a technology like AI, which has far-reaching effects. No matter how sophisticated the design of the algorithm or the operation of the organization, if the ethics that form the premise are unclear, it is easy to unknowingly lean in a direction that undermines fairness and human rights. This is why institutional design should be done after confirming ethical principles, and if done in the wrong order, it will have enormous side effects. International AI principles also take human rights and fairness as a starting point, after which risk management and regulatory frameworks are designed.
Ultimately, the question of the soundness of ethical content first, rather than the sophistication of the structure, is the key to the sustainability of society in the AI age.