This book is for people who work in the tech industry―computer and data scientists, software developers and engineers, designers, and people in business, marketing or management roles. It is also for people who are involved in the procurement and deployment of advanced applications, algorithms, and AI systems, and in policy making. Together, they create the digital products, services, and systems that shape our societies and daily lives. The book’s aim is to empower people to take responsibility, to ‘upgrade’ their skills for ethical reflection, inquiry, and deliberation. It introduces ethics in an accessible manner with practical examples, outlines of different ethical traditions, and practice-oriented methods. Additional online resources are available at: ethicsforpeoplewhoworkintech.com.
Author(s): Marc Steen
Publisher: CRC Press/Chapman & Hall
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 223
City: Boca Raton
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Part I: Motivation and key concepts
1. A humanistic approach
2. What do we mean with ethics?
3. Is technology a neutral tool?
4. Value, wellbeing, and economics
5. The problem with the ‘Trolley Problem’
6. Privacy is about more than ‘privacy’
7. What is your responsibility?
Part II: Different ethical perspectives
8. Software for self-driving cars
9. Consequences and outcomes
10. Cameras in public spaces
11. Duties and rights
12. Smart devices in our homes
13. Relationships and care
14. A social media app
15. Virtues and flourishing
Part III: Methods to integrate ethics
16. Methods to ‘do ethics’ in your project
17. Human-Centred Design
18. Value Sensitive Design
19. Responsible Innovation
20. What does your next project look like?
21. Exemplars
Notes and further reading
Gratitude
About the author
Index
