Product details:
| ISBN13: | 9781108727372 |
| ISBN10: | 1108727379 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 474 pages |
| Size: | 228x153x23 mm |
| Weight: | 790 g |
| Language: | English |
| 152 |
Category:
Next-Generation Ethics
Engineering a Better Society
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date of Publication: 7 November 2019
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Short description:
Leaders from academia and industry offer guidance for professionals and general readers on ethical questions posed by modern technology.
Long description:
Essays by leaders from academia and industry offer guidance for professionals and general readers on ethical questions arising in modern business and technology, exploring what can be learned from such lapses as
Many of the significant developments of our era have resulted from advances in technology, including the design of large-scale systems; advances in medicine, manufacturing, and artificial intelligence; the role of social media in influencing behaviour and toppling governments; and the surge of online transactions that are replacing human face-to-face interactions. These advances have given rise to new kinds of ethical concerns around the uses (and misuses) of technology. This collection of essays by prominent academics and technology leaders covers important ethical questions arising in modern industry, offering guidance on how to approach these dilemmas. Chapters discuss what we can learn from the ethical lapses of
Many of the significant developments of our era have resulted from advances in technology, including the design of large-scale systems; advances in medicine, manufacturing, and artificial intelligence; the role of social media in influencing behaviour and toppling governments; and the surge of online transactions that are replacing human face-to-face interactions. These advances have given rise to new kinds of ethical concerns around the uses (and misuses) of technology. This collection of essays by prominent academics and technology leaders covers important ethical questions arising in modern industry, offering guidance on how to approach these dilemmas. Chapters discuss what we can learn from the ethical lapses of
Table of Contents:
MeToo, Volkswagen, and Cambridge Analytica and offering a broad, accessible overview of these challenges.
