Joost Groot Kormelink,
Technology is advancing at a faster rate than society's expectations. Just have a look at this document: https://www.weforum.org/communities/meta-council-on-emerging-technologies.
But many decisions regarding emerging technologies are uncomfortable. When should an autonomous vehicle sacrifice itself and its owner to protect others? What happens when medical expert systems work on behalf of insurance agencies rather than patients? What happens when killer robots may decide to pull the trigger without human involvement? What about the risks of implantable computer chips? What if Artificial Intelligence becomes better than humans at all cognitive tasks?
We thus need to discuss ethics and risks of new technologies before the widespread deployment.
We do hope that this course has given you a framework to reflect on these crucial questions and the implications for the design process
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Ethics of new technologies
Technology is advancing at a faster rate than society's expectations. Just have a look at this document: https://www.weforum.org/communities/meta-council-on-emerging-technologies.
But many decisions regarding emerging technologies are uncomfortable. When should an autonomous vehicle sacrifice itself and its owner to protect others? What happens when medical expert systems work on behalf of insurance agencies rather than patients? What happens when killer robots may decide to pull the trigger without human involvement? What about the risks of implantable computer chips? What if Artificial Intelligence becomes better than humans at all cognitive tasks?
We thus need to discuss ethics and risks of new technologies before the widespread deployment.
We do hope that this course has given you a framework to reflect on these crucial questions and the implications for the design process