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             This thesis is of three objectives: 1) to examine the concept of artificial intelligence, 2) to explore the Buddhist ethics criteria and 3) to analyze Buddhist ethics criteria towards artificial intelligence. This research was conducted by documentary research method.

            The results revealed that Artificial Intelligence was the creation of the labor-saving device to facilitate solving various problems for humans and to build machine learning capabilities.

            Regarding the Buddhist ethics, it was discovered that the criteria for determining good and bad consisted of three conditions viz., 1) intent, 2) action, and 3) fruit of action. In term of the moral judgment on right and wrong, it started from the fundamental moral practice, namely the Panca – Sila or the Five Precepts and Panca – Dhamma or the Five Ennobling Virtues. The Buddhist ethics in the intermediate and advanced level involved with the Kusala-kammapatha or wholesome course of action and the Noble Eightfold Path, respectively.

          When analyzing the Buddhist Ethical criteria towards the Artificial Intelligence, it was discovered that the mental action or mano-kamma is considered as the most important. The mental action is classified as a direct consequence, such as the use of artificial intelligence to steal commercial data or direct drones to kill targeted enemies, etc. Therefore, the intent of artificial intelligence users or stakeholders is considered important and is a judging criterion, initially followed by the actions and consequences of the actions, respectively.

         However, it maintains principles regarding intent and consequences of actions: 1) actions caused by good intentions which look primarily solely at intent and 2) if the act is caused by malicious intent, it cannot be regarded solely as intentional. We moreover have to consider the outcome. If the outcome is all malicious, then the action is completely evil. But if the result is not to match the intent, the weight of the evil will decrease proportionally.

            The Artificial Intelligence users can be classified into two levels viz, 1) user and 2) user decision-making authority. They have to admit that Artificial Intelligence retains both benefits and harms, that is, it can be employed for creativity and destruction. Therefore, responsibility for actions arising from Artificial Intelligence is an ethical issue under ethical dilemmas. As well as the principle of intent, as the heart of the Buddhist philosophy will help in developing decisions.