Understanding Technology-Induced Value Change: a Pragmatist Proposal
Abstract We propose a pragmatist account of value change that helps to understand how and why values sometimes change due to technological developments. Inspired by John Dewey’s writings on value, we...
View ArticleMoral transparency of and concerning algorithmic tools
AbstractAlgorithms and AI tools are becoming increasingly influential artefacts in commercial and governance contexts. Algorithms and AI tools are not value neutral; to some extent they must be...
View ArticleCOVID-19 and Changing Values
AbstractWe study value change due to the corona pandemic. With the help of topic modelling, we analysed COVID-related news articles for changes in the frequency of how often these news articles address...
View ArticleSocially Disruptive Technologies, Contextual Integrity, and Conservatism...
Abstract This commentary is a response to Contextual Integrity as a General Conceptual Tool for Evaluating Technological Change by Elizabeth O’Neill (Philosophy & Technology (2022)). It argues that...
View ArticleAI, Control and Unintended Consequences: The Need for Meta-Values
AbstractDue to their self-learning and evolutionary character, AI (Artificial Intelligence) systems are more prone to unintended consequences and more difficult to control than traditional...
View ArticleNot a Good Fix: Constitutivism on Value Change and Disagreement
AbstractWe examine whether Thomsonian constitutivism, a metaethical view that analyses value in terms of ‘goodness-fixing kinds,’ i.e. kinds that themselves set the standards for being a good instance...
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