Fuzzy Logic, Fuzzy Ethics

Zadeh’s system was an important departure from the top-down approach and the bivalent logic which typically undergirded it, in which all propositional statements must be either true or false. This new approach held considerable promise for AI, as it purported to seamlessly integrate and learn from unexpected inputs, as humans can apparently do so effortlessly, rather than simply malfunction on contact like the more unyielding top-down systems. Unlike good old-fashioned AI, fuzzy logic is a decidedly “bottom-up” affair that begins by processing manifold particulars in situ rather than blindly applying universal rules, orienting AI research away from rigid deductive systems and toward more agile inductive ones.

Source: reallifemag.com