FROM THE ARCHIVES How We Decide Who & What We Care About & Whether Robots Stand A Chance by Dan Crimston
PHILOSOPHY ON TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Ethical Technology and Philosophy in the Age of Robots
With the development of smart autonomous machines, maybe even machines that demonstrate a general intelligent and self-awareness, there is a need to discuss ethics. There are also big philosophical questions about artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and social change that we face at this time. This department is tracking the philosophical and ethical side of the second machine age.
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Artificial Intelligent Agent
FROM THE ARCHIVES Artificial Intelligent Agent - Prerequisites for Rights and Dignity by Nayef Al-Rodhan
Considering Ethical and Societal Implications of Robotics and AI
FROM THE ARCHIVES Considering Ethical and Societal Implications of Robotics and AI: In Reality and Science Fiction There is No Easy Answer by Robert Venditti, Ryan Jenkins, & Lynne Parker
When a Fervent Debate Meets a Meticulous Experiment Measurement – Will the Sparks Fly?
FROM THE ARCHIVES When a Fervent Debate Meets a Meticulous Experiment Measurement - Will the Sparks Fly? by Nebojsa Karadzic
How to build a computer with free will
FROM THE ARCHIVES How To Build A Computer With Free Will by Mark Hadley
Self Driving Cars And Privacy Issues
If there's one worry that has continued to persist throughout the development of new technology, it’s the fear surrounding breaches of privacy. Over the past decade it’s become clear that computers, watches, phones and other devices are constantly being used to gather...
US Congress is very worried about deepfakes
The threat of depefakes have been known by the public since the first videos showing altered video footage began circulating around the internet, and since that time the ability to manipulate footage and audio has surpassed the point of detectability by the average...
AI Algortithm Rediscovers Ancient Chinese Wisdom
Ancient Chinese knowledge may have already found discoveries in medicine that scientist are now uncovering with the help of artificial intelligence.
The State of The Future? Maybe it’s not as bad as you think
Is the glass half full or half empty? When it comes to the state of our future as a civilization, all too many people see no middle ground. The glass is either bone dry or overflowing.
Do neurotechnologies threaten our human dignity?
“Human dignity in our hands – challenges through new technologies” – this is the topic that the German Ethics Council is putting into the focus of its annual conference on the occasion of its tenth anniversary.
