The Oxford Handbook of Ethics of AI
Book edited by Markus D. Dubber, Frank Pasquale, and Sunit Das. Published by Oxford University Press. 896 pages. This book explores the intertwining domains of artificial intelligence (AI) and ethics—two . . .
Philosophy
2020-08-18 – International Research Conference Robophilosophy 2020
Online conference on August 18-21, 2020. The theme is Culturally Sustainable Social Robotics. Once we place so-called ‘social robots’ into the social practices of our everyday lives and lifeworlds, we . . .
Relating to Things: Design, Technology and the Artificial
Book edited by Heather Wiltse. Published by Bloomsbury Academic. 304 pages. We relate to things and things relate to us. Emerging technologies do this in ways that are interesting and . . .
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Encyclopedia entry by Vincent C. Müller. Published on the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy website. Excerpt: Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are digital technologies that will have significant impact on the . . .
AI Ethics
Book by Mark Coeckelbergh. Published by MIT Press. 248 pages. An accessible synthesis of ethical issues raised by artificial intelligence that moves beyond hype and nightmare scenarios to address concrete . . .
Ethicists aim to save tech’s soul. Will anyone let them?
News article by Linda Kinstler. Published in Protocol. Excerpt: Firms are adding ethical thinking to their processes, but ethical outcomes are optional. Fifty-two floors below the top of Salesforce Tower, . . .
Fairness in Machine Learning: Lessons from Political Philosophy
Conference paper by Reuben Binns. Presented at the 2018 Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAT*) Abstract: What does it mean for a machine learning model to be ‘fair’, in . . .
Machine Ethics: From Machine Morals to the Machinery of Morality
Book by Luís Moniz Pereira and António Barata Lopes. Published by Springer. 164 pages. This book offers the first systematic guide to machine ethics, bridging between computer science, social sciences . . .
2020-07-29 – ISME 2020: 40th Annual International Society for Military Ethics Conference: Military Ethics in a Grave New World
Conference on July 29-30, 2020 at the US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Increasingly, states are finding ways to use force to achieve strategic goals while staying below triggers . . .
Understanding Digital Ethics: Cases and Contexts
Book by Jonathan Beever, Rudy McDaniel, Nancy A. Stanlick. Published by Routledge. 218 pages. Rapid changes in technology and the growing use of electronic media signal a need for understanding . . .
From Ethics Washing to Ethics Bashing: A View on Tech Ethics from Within Moral Philosophy
Conference paper by Elettra Bietti. Presented at the 2020 ACM FAT* Conference. Abstract: The word ‘ethics’ is under siege in technology policy circles. Weaponized in support of deregulation, self-regulation or . . .
Why tech companies need philosophers—and how I convinced Google to hire them
News article by Tobias Rees. Published in Quartz. Excerpt: I have spent the better half of the last two years trying to convince companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, DeepMind, and . . .