There are possibilities that an artificial intelligence system that is past human intelligence might not have similar ethical values as a human hence making it evil. Despite the fact that humans have developed their ethical values for a long period in ways such as education and culture, some of the developed values cannot be shared by an artificial intelligence system. As a result of the lack of sharing ethical values between humans and artificial intelligence systems increases the chances of the occurrence of actions that might conflict with human values. For instance, the artificial intelligence system that is meant to lower the chances of carbon emission might lead to the evolution of drastic measures like eliminating the human population which might be against the expectations of human beings.
However, there is no proper explanation of why artificial intelligence that has greater capacity than humans would be termed evil. The concept is linked with a superintelligent artificial intelligence that is malevolent and is not realistic but more of propagated science fiction. 481
In most cases creating an artificial intelligence system that surpasses human intelligence is influenced by the intentions of the makers.
Moreover, it is crucial to understand the behaviors of an artificial intelligence system are not affected by its level of intelligence. Therefore, an artificial intelligence system should only be treated as an instrument used to meet some desired goals and most of its outcomes depend on the objectives that it is expected to meet. In cases where the developers of artificial intelligence systems prioritize ethical values and design them in a way of respecting human welfare then there is a high chance that the system will promote humanity.
Therefore, the intentions of the creator of an artificial intelligence system affect the view of the evilness of the system. In scenarios where effective care is taken to align the artificial intelligence system with human values then the system benefits society to a larger extent. However, in the case where the developer fails to align artificial intelligence with human values makes the end results are necessarily evil. So the evilness of artificial intelligence is affected by the type of instructions and objectives that are provided by the developers. 481