ISBN:
9789400713567
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (XXXI, 212p. 1 illus, digital)
Serie:
The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology 7
Serie:
SpringerLink
Serie:
Bücher
Paralleltitel:
Buchausg. u.d.T. The growing gap between emerging technologies and legal-ethical oversight
Schlagwort(e):
Philosophy (General)
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Ethics
;
Philosophy of law
;
Technology Philosophy
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Artificial intelligence
;
Engineering
;
Philosophy
;
Philosophy (General)
;
Ethics
;
Philosophy of law
;
Technology Philosophy
;
Artificial intelligence
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Engineering
;
Technological innovations
;
Moral and ethical aspects
;
Technological innovations
;
Law and legislation
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Künstliche Intelligenz
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Innovation
;
Technik
;
Recht
;
Ethik
;
Moral
Kurzfassung:
At the same time that the pace of science and technology has greatly accelerated in recent decades, our legal and ethical oversight mechanisms have become bogged down and slower. This book addresses the growing gap between the pace of science and technology and the lagging responsiveness of legal and ethical oversight society relies on to govern emerging technologies. Whether it be biotechnology, genetic testing, nanotechnology, synthetic biology, computer privacy, autonomous robotics, or any of the other many emerging technologies, new approaches are needed to ensure appropriate and timely re
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Why Law and Ethics Need to Keep Pace with Emerging Technologies; References; Contents; Contributors; Part I The ``Pacing Problem''; 1 Governance and Technology Systems: The Challenge of Emerging Technologies; 1.1 Introduction: The Power of Technology Systems; 1.2 The Five Horsemen of Emerging Technologies; 1.3 Technology, Complexity and Earth Systems Engineering and Management; 1.4 Conclusion; References; 2 The Growing Gap Between Emerging Technologies and the Law; 2.1 Accelerating Technology
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
2.1.1 Pace of Law vs. Pace of Science and Technology: Can Law Stay Current?References; 3 Ethical Challenges of Emerging Technologies; 3.1 Humanoid Robotics; 3.2 Pervasive Computing; 3.3 Are Emerging Technologies Unique?; 3.4 Who Should Do the Ethics?; 3.5 Microethics and Macroethics in Engineering; 3.6 Ethicists and Emerging Technologies; 3.7 Conclusion; References; Part II Oversight Dynamics for Emerging Technologies; 4 Public Policy on the Technological Frontier; 4.1 Change the Metaphor; 4.2 Embed an Early Warning System; 4.3 Track the Known Unknowns; 4.4 Focus on Bad Practices
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
4.5 Get the Right People to the Frontier4.6 Develop and Implement a Learning Strategy; 4.7 Conclusion; References; 5 Software Agents, Anticipatory Ethics, and Accountability; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Making Room for Anticipatory Ethics; 5.3 Anticipating Software Agents: An Argument for Moral Ontology; 5.3.1 The Argument; 5.3.2 Anticipating Accountability; 5.4 Anticipating Software Agents: The Counterarguments; 5.4.1 The Concern Is Premature; 5.4.2 Software Agents Are Autonomous; 5.5 Conclusion; References; 6 Sui Generis Rules; 6.1 Introduction
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
6.2 Sui Generis Rules: Special Laws for Special Circumstances6.3 Sui Generis Rules and Other Dichotomies; 6.4 Why Employ Sui Generis Rules?; 6.5 Dangers of Sui Generis Rules; 6.5.1 The Problem of Completeness; 6.5.2 The Problem of Administrative Costs; 6.5.3 The Problem of Technological Change; 6.5.4 The Problem of Politics; 6.6 Weighing It Up; 6.7 Tailoring Within Broad Category; 6.8 Technology Neutral Sui Generis Rules; 6.9 Conclusion; References; 7 Anticipatory Governance of Emerging Technologies; References; Part III A Toolbox of Solutions
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
8 Pacing Science and Technology with Codes of Conduct: Rethinking What Works8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Some Preliminary Points; 8.3 Codes and Biological Weapons: Expectations and Transformations; Box 8.1 Proposals for Biosecurity Codes; A Hippocratic Oath for Scientists?; Uniting Around a Restricting Code?; A Universal Code?; 8.4 What Has Been Accomplished?; 8.4.1 Codes As Exercises in Deferral; 8.4.2 Follow Through?; 8.5 Reframings; 8.6 Evaluating the Process; Box 8.2 Meetings About Codes in the British Foreign Office; 8.7 A Disruption; 8.8 A Reconsideration; 8.9 Conclusions
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
9 An International Framework Agreement on Scientific and Technological Innovation and Regulation
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-007-1356-7
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