Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 11-24-2025
Abstract
Abstract This persuasive essay examines whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) positively affects business, ultimately arguing that it does, particularly when evaluated through the ethical framework of utilitarianism. The essay outlines AI’s rapid advancement, from machine learning and generative models like ChatGPT to autonomous systems, and highlights its transformative impact on efficiency, innovation, decision-making, and workforce development. Although the paper acknowledges significant counterarguments, including job displacement, high implementation costs, privacy risks, algorithmic bias, and loss of human judgment, it contends that these challenges are outweighed by AI’s long-term benefits. Automation reduces operational costs, improves accuracy, enhances customer service, and opens opportunities for new high-skill roles. Moreover, emerging regulations aim to resolve ethical and privacy concerns. Using utilitarian reasoning, the essay concludes that AI maximizes overall societal and organizational good by increasing productivity, promoting economic growth, and enabling better business outcomes, despite temporary setbacks and ethical considerations.
Advisor
Claudia Hanrahan, PhD
Recommended Citation
Thompson, Kade Ryan; Spence, Daewin; and Pontikis, Nikolaos, "AI in Business" (2025). Business Ethics. 24.
https://digitalcommons.shawnee.edu/business_ethics_3100/24