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Author : John G. Burke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UCAL:$B395169
Author : Hans Oberdiek,Mary Tiles
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005-11-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134911165
Technology is no longer confined to the laboratory but has become an established part of our daily lives. Its sophistication offers us power beyond our human capacity which can either dazzle or threaten; it depends who is in control. Living in a Technological Culture challenges traditionally held assumptions about the relationship between `man-and-machine'. It argues that contemporary science does not shape technology but is shaped by it. Neither discipline exists in a moral vacuum, both are determined by politics rather than scientific inquiry. By questioning our existing uses of technology, this book opens up wider debate on the shape of things to come and whether we should be trying to change them now. As an introduction to the philosophy of technology this will be valuable to students, but will be equally engaging for the general reader.
Author : Batya Friedman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1997-12-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1575860813
Human values--including accountability, privacy, autonomy, and respect for person--emerge from the computer systems that we build and how we choose to use them. Yet, important questions on human values and system design have remained largely unexplored. If human values are controversial, then on what basis do some values override others in the design of, for example, hardware, algorithms, and databases? Do users interact with computer systems as social actors? If so, should designers of computer persona and agents seek to build on such human tendencies, or check them? How have design decisions in hospitals, research labs, and computer corporations protected or degraded such values? This volume brings together leading researchers and system designers who take up these questions, and more.
Author : Bruce O. Watkins,Roy Meador
Publisher : Ann Arbor, Mich. : Ann Arbor Science Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : WISC:89034003103
Author : Wade Rowland
Publisher : Intellect (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : PHILOSOPHY
ISBN : 1789381231
The eleven short, linked essays in Morality by Design represent a culmination of two decades of research and writing on the topic of moral realism. Wade Rowland first introduces readers to the basic ideas of leading moral thinkers from Plato to Leibniz to Putnam, and then, he explores the subject through today's political, economic, and environmental conundrums. The collection presents a strong argument against postmodern moral relativism and the idea that only science can claim a body of reliable fact; challenges currently fashionable notions of the perfectibility of human individuals-and even the human species-through technology; and argues for the validity of common sense. In guiding the reader through Enlightenment-era rationalist thought as it pertained to human nature and the foundations of morality, Rowland provides a coherent, intellectually sound, and intuitively appealing alternative to the nihilistic views popularized by contemporary radical relativism. Morality by Design ultimately seeks to convince readers that there is such a thing as moral fact, and that they do indeed have what it takes to make robust and durable moral judgments. The eleven short, linked essays in Morality by Design represent a culmination of two decades of research and writing on the topic of moral realism. Wade Rowland first introduces readers to the basic ideas of leading moral thinkers from Plato to Leibniz to Putnam, and then explores the subject through today's political, economic and environmental conundrums. The collection presents a strong argument against postmodern moral relativism and the idea that only science can claim a body of reliable fact; challenges currently fashionable notions of the perfectibility of human individuals - and even the human species - through technology; and argues for the validity of common sense. In guiding the reader through Enlightenment-era rationalist thought as it pertained to human nature and the foundations of morality, Rowland provides a coherent, intellectually sound and intuitively appealing alternative to the nihilistic views popularised by contemporary radical relativism. Morality by Design ultimately seeks to convince readers that there is such a thing as moral fact, and that they do indeed have what it takes to make robust and durable moral judgments.
Author : Philip C. Ritterbush
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Technology and civilization
ISBN : LCCN:14011250
Author : Ian G. Barbour
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Environmental policy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105001944037
Author : Martin Green
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : WISC:89033928888
Author : C. S. Wallia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Technology and civilization
ISBN : UOM:39015004949304
Author : William W. Lowrance
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015009570501
A thought-provoking discussion of the various ways in which science, technology, and medicine influence social philosophies and choices. Social attitudes, values, and ethics are analysed for their roles in decision- and policy-making. Citing case studies -- the continuing debate surrounding sociobiology, the role of peer review in formulating recombinant DNA research policy, societal guidance of medical experimentation, and the application of risk assessment to nuclear reactor safety -- Lowrance argues that society will be better served by a technical stewardship that extends beyond narrowly defined concepts of responsibility. This book will be of great interest to a wide range of medical researchers, scientists, ethicists, and lay readers.
Author : Jeroen van den Hoven,John Weckert
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521671612
This book gives an in-depth philosophical analysis of moral problems to which information technology gives rise, for example, problems related to privacy, intellectual property, responsibility, friendship, and trust, with contributions from many of the best-known philosophers writing in the area.
Author : Brian Christian
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780393635836
A jaw-dropping exploration of everything that goes wrong when we build AI systems and the movement to fix them. Today’s “machine-learning” systems, trained by data, are so effective that we’ve invited them to see and hear for us—and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ringing. Recent years have seen an eruption of concern as the field of machine learning advances. When the systems we attempt to teach will not, in the end, do what we want or what we expect, ethical and potentially existential risks emerge. Researchers call this the alignment problem. Systems cull résumés until, years later, we discover that they have inherent gender biases. Algorithms decide bail and parole—and appear to assess Black and White defendants differently. We can no longer assume that our mortgage application, or even our medical tests, will be seen by human eyes. And as autonomous vehicles share our streets, we are increasingly putting our lives in their hands. The mathematical and computational models driving these changes range in complexity from something that can fit on a spreadsheet to a complex system that might credibly be called “artificial intelligence.” They are steadily replacing both human judgment and explicitly programmed software. In best-selling author Brian Christian’s riveting account, we meet the alignment problem’s “first-responders,” and learn their ambitious plan to solve it before our hands are completely off the wheel. In a masterful blend of history and on-the ground reporting, Christian traces the explosive growth in the field of machine learning and surveys its current, sprawling frontier. Readers encounter a discipline finding its legs amid exhilarating and sometimes terrifying progress. Whether they—and we—succeed or fail in solving the alignment problem will be a defining human story. The Alignment Problem offers an unflinching reckoning with humanity’s biases and blind spots, our own unstated assumptions and often contradictory goals. A dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, it takes a hard look not only at our technology but at our culture—and finds a story by turns harrowing and hopeful.
Author : Batya Friedman,David G. Hendry
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-21
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780262039536
Using our moral and technical imaginations to create responsible innovations: theory, method, and applications for value sensitive design. Implantable medical devices and human dignity. Private and secure access to information. Engineering projects that transform the Earth. Multigenerational information systems for international justice. How should designers, engineers, architects, policy makers, and others design such technology? Who should be involved and what values are implicated? In Value Sensitive Design, Batya Friedman and David Hendry describe how both moral and technical imagination can be brought to bear on the design of technology. With value sensitive design, under development for more than two decades, Friedman and Hendry bring together theory, methods, and applications for a design process that engages human values at every stage. After presenting the theoretical foundations of value sensitive design, which lead to a deep rethinking of technical design, Friedman and Hendry explain seventeen methods, including stakeholder analysis, value scenarios, and multilifespan timelines. Following this, experts from ten application domains report on value sensitive design practice. Finally, Friedman and Hendry explore such open questions as the need for deeper investigation of indirect stakeholders and further method development. This definitive account of the state of the art in value sensitive design is an essential resource for designers and researchers working in academia and industry, students in design and computer science, and anyone working at the intersection of technology and society.
Author : K.M. Mohapatra
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Technology
ISBN : 818069089X
Most of the papers presented at the National Seminar on Human Values and Technological Progress, held at Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur and contributed articles.
Author : Edgar Grant Johnston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Technology and civilization
ISBN : UOM:39015002978735
Lectures by E. U. Condon, H. S. Commanger, F. Biddle, L. L. Mann, and E. G. Johnston.