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Shaping Human\u2013AI Interaction<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

An exploration of how values, ethics, and ethos can shape human-AI interaction<\/em>
Authors: Alec Fearon in collaboration with ChatGPT, Perplexity and NotebookLM
It is being written in the form of an evolving, long-form essay, the first item in what might become Anapoly’s “digital garden” (see Maggie Appleton’s excellent explanation<\/a> of this concept).
Started 9 August 2025, last updated 9 August 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On 7 August 2025, Anapoly ran a trial “Acclimatisation Lab<\/a>“. One of the participants was G, a member of staff from Marjon University. He was impressed by Anapoly’s approach to the use of AI and, in later discussion, suggested the possibility of a collaboration with the university. After exploring some of the options for this, the conversation became a bit philosophical. It touched on the ethics of AI, the risk that students might outsource their thinking, the need to imbue students with values of benefit to society, and the need for them to have an ethos of caring about how the human-AI relationship evolves. This prompted Alec and G to begin thinking about the possibility of basing the collaboration on a project to explore these issues in more detail. Hence this essay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Source: Chat with ChatGPT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To propose how an educational establishment can inculcate the values, ethics, and ethos needed to shape responsible use of AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outcomes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Academic output \u2013 A credible, well-researched essay proposing a framework for guiding human\u2013AI interaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applied learning \u2013 A live, documented example of using AI in a real intellectual task, showing good practice in configuration, transparency, and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Approach<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Peer to peer working<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collaboration with AI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Values, Ethics, Ethos, and Culture Connect<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Source: Chat with Perplexity<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the foundation are values<\/strong> \u2014 the beliefs and principles about what is important, desirable, or right. They answer the question: What matters most to us?<\/em> Values may be personal (honesty, curiosity), organisational (innovation, accountability), or societal (justice, equality). They are the moral \u201craw material\u201d from which everything else flows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Culture<\/strong> is the lived environment shaped by shared history, relationships, language, and traditions. It is how people actually live and work together over time<\/em>. Culture naturally expresses shared values but also shapes them \u2014 reinforcing some, downplaying others. It develops whether or not there is any formal ethical guidance. When culture comes first, it carries implicit norms<\/strong> \u2014 unwritten but widely understood expectations of behaviour. These can act like<\/em> an informal ethical framework, but they are not always coherent, inclusive, or consciously examined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethics<\/strong> is where values become explicit, systematic guidance for behaviour. An ethical framework takes values (and sometimes external influences like laws and professional standards) and turns them into principles, rules, or reasoning methods. Ethics asks: Given our values, how should we act, and why?<\/em> Formal ethics codifies expectations; informal ethics may be embedded in culture without being written down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethos<\/strong> refers to the characteristic spirit or \u201cfeel\u201d of a group \u2014 the lived expression of values within a culture. While ethics defines the rules and reasoning, ethos captures the atmosphere<\/em> and collective character that emerges when values are embodied in daily life. Ethos is tangible in tone, traditions, and shared habits: e.g., a research lab where \u201cintegrity and curiosity\u201d aren\u2019t just rules, but felt in how people question, listen, and share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putting it together: <\/p>\n\n\n\n