Ethical and Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is now used in everyday life, from writing and translation to search, customer service, and social media. It can save time and improve access to information, but it also creates predictable harms: confident wrong answers, privacy exposure, unfair outcomes, and deception through synthetic media. This brief explains how people can use AI more ethically and safely, and it outlines policy options decision-makers can consider to protect privacy, fairness, safety, and public trust.