Ethics of Trust/worthiness in Autonomous Systems: a scoping review.

The development of adaptive autonomous systems with evolving functionality (AASEFs) differs from their technological predecessors due to their changing, rather than static, architectures and processes; subsequently, their development, deployment, and implementation creates novel ethical issues. Our scoping review surveys the literature to identify the problematic nature of AASEFs, the ethical worries that they generate, and the ethical principles affected. Our literature examination also ascertains stakeholder needs and solutions regarding the trust and trustworthiness of ASSEFs. The characteristics of non-explicability and fluctuating behaviour are predominantly problematic of AASEFs. The literature advocates for AASEF development incorporating 'ethics by design' with enforceable standards supported via regulatory and legal structures..