Imagine that everything in life comes with a manual to figure things out enough to get you started with whatever that is. I think a life hack manual is what they are called nowadays. Well, plenty of people are trying to sell you that, but this is not it. This is Redefining Technology, and today, we talk about a book that will get you started understanding what technology ethics means and why they are important - really important!
Imagine that everything in life comes with a manual to figure things out enough to get you started with whatever that is. I think a life hack manual is what they are called nowadays. Well, plenty of people are trying to sell you that, but this is not it. This is Redefining Technology, and today, we talk about a book that will get you started understanding what technology ethics means and why they are important - really important!
Let's explore what technology ethics is, who is thinking about it and doing it, the debate over whether technology is neutral, and where we draw the line. Let's also look at specific case studies such as facial recognition technology and pandemic digital health tools.
About the book
It seems that just about every new technology that we bring to bear on improving our lives brings with it some downside, side effect or unintended consequence.
These issues can pose very real and growing ethical problems for all of us. For example, automated facial recognition can make life easier and safer for us – but it also poses huge issues with regard to privacy, ownership of data and even identity theft. How do we understand and frame these debates, and work out strategies at personal and governmental levels?
Technology Is Not Neutral: A Short Guide to Technology Ethics addresses one of today’s most pressing problems: how to create and use tools and technologies to maximize benefits and minimize harms? Drawing on the author’s experience as a technologist, political risk analyst and historian, the book offers a practical and cross-disciplinary approach that will inspire anyone creating, investing in or regulating technology, and it will empower all readers to better hold technology to account.
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Guest
Dr Stephanie Hare
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Resources
Book | Technology is Not Neutral: A Short Guide to Technology Ethics: https://londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/technology-is-not-neutral/
More about Stephanie Hare: https://www.harebrain.co/
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