When Social Meets Technical : Ethics and the Design of “ Social ” Technologies
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چکیده
Traditionally, social concerns such as freedom and privacy have been addressed by complex systems of laws, norms, and cultural beliefs. While the growing use of computers and other technologies has raised serious questions about the future of these civil liberties, so far policymakers have primarily sought answers in terms of legal remedies rather than the technologies themselves. This is due, in part, to the traditional view held by many policymakers, namely that technology develops autonomously. That is, technology is assumed to evolve according to its own internal logic, and thus attempts to bring social and ethical concerns into the actual design of technology are doomed to fail.
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