Ethische technologie

Moraliteit en technologische ontwikkeling

David Warlick (2 cents worth) was bijna beschaamd om dit te bloggen:

I see a huge collision coming, and it frightens me. We are ushering in new technologies that are enriching our lives in amazing ways. But they also have the affect of breaking down many of the walls that we have relied on for millenniums that protect us from our wildness. Our children go forth into a world, exposed and accessible to people we do not know. Our democratic way of government is in jeopardy. Our very identities are threatened.

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Mobile phones are giving us access to that which is almost unspeakable, as evidenced by the recent release of video from Saddam Hussein’s execution — and I have to admit my on morbid fascination. I watched it — and became nearly sick. But I watched it.

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