This book addresses one of the most vexing problems facing humans today: how can we create and use technologies so that they deliver maximum benefit and pose minimum harm?
This book addresses one of the most vexing problems facing humans today: how can we create and use technologies so that they deliver maximum benefit and pose minimum harm?
Introduction Humans, not cogs in the machine We begin as data Why I wrote this book A short guide to technology ethics Chapter 1: Is technology neutral? The debate Between the bone and the bomb Technology is more than tools Where does responsibility enter the equation? Conclusion Chapter 2: Where do we draw the line? How do we draw the line (and test that it is in the right place)? Who draws the line – and who decides when that line has been crossed? Conclusion Chapter 3: Facial recognition technology Metaphysics: what is facial recognition technology? Epistemology: how can we learn about facial recognition technology? Logic: how do we know what we know about facial recognition? Political philosophy: how does facial recognition technology affect power dynamics? Aesthetics: what is our experience of facial recognition technology? Ethics: is facial recognition technology a good thing or a bad thing? Conclusion Chapter 4: Pandemic? There’s an app for that Immunity passports Exposure notification apps Quick response (QR) code check-in Vaccine passports for domestic use Conclusion Conclusion Towards a culture of technology ethics The problem with problems Technology ethics in action Do we need a Hippocratic Oath for technology? Glossary Notes Further reading Acknowledgements About the author Figures Index
Introduction Humans, not cogs in the machine We begin as data Why I wrote this book A short guide to technology ethics Chapter 1: Is technology neutral? The debate Between the bone and the bomb Technology is more than tools Where does responsibility enter the equation? Conclusion Chapter 2: Where do we draw the line? How do we draw the line (and test that it is in the right place)? Who draws the line – and who decides when that line has been crossed? Conclusion Chapter 3: Facial recognition technology Metaphysics: what is facial recognition technology? Epistemology: how can we learn about facial recognition technology? Logic: how do we know what we know about facial recognition? Political philosophy: how does facial recognition technology affect power dynamics? Aesthetics: what is our experience of facial recognition technology? Ethics: is facial recognition technology a good thing or a bad thing? Conclusion Chapter 4: Pandemic? There’s an app for that Immunity passports Exposure notification apps Quick response (QR) code check-in Vaccine passports for domestic use Conclusion Conclusion Towards a culture of technology ethics The problem with problems Technology ethics in action Do we need a Hippocratic Oath for technology? Glossary Notes Further reading Acknowledgements About the author Figures Index
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