Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies

2023/09/05 by I.R. van de Poel, Lily Frank, J.A. Hermann +5 · 1 voice
Physics and Astronomy · Neuroscience · Social Sciences · #Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life #Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations #Ethics and Social Impacts of AI

paper · doi:10.11647/obp.0366

openalex created_date 2020/12/21 · openalex publication_date 2023/09/05 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Technologies shape who we are, how we organize our societies and how we relate to nature. For example, social media challenges democracy; artificial intelligence raises the question of what is unique to humans; and the possibility to create artificial wombs may affect notions of motherhood and birth. Some have suggested that we address global warming by engineering the climate, but how does this impact our responsibility to future generations and our relation to nature? This book shows how technologies can be socially and conceptually disruptive and investigates how to come to terms with this disruptive potential.

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Discussions

• van de Poel, I., Frank, L., Hermann J., Hopster, J., Lenzi, D., Nyholm, S., Taebi, B., Ziliotti, E. (eds.). (2023). Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies. An Introduction. Open Access, Online:Ope [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]