The instructors of
Home | Ethics of Technological
Disruption
have written a book: “System
Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot” (
available on
SPL
). The authors'
main ideas: the question is not about values, but better/worse social outcomes;
understanding the optimization mindset of the technologist is more helpful than
understanding the underlying tech; government regulation can and has led to good
outcomes; a libertarian approach, e.g. just #deletefacebook, is dismissive of
the value that people get from the tech.
The instructors of Home | Ethics of Technological Disruption have written a book: “System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot” ( available on SPL ). The authors' main ideas: the question is not about values, but better/worse social outcomes; understanding the optimization mindset of the technologist is more helpful than understanding the underlying tech; government regulation can and has led to good outcomes; a libertarian approach, e.g. just #deletefacebook, is dismissive of the value that people get from the tech.
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