What Exactly Is Tech Ethics?
Want a crash course definition of tech ethics? Kigumi Group's You Jeen Ha offers a coffee-break-length explanation in our Medium publication.
In brief, tech ethics is a compound phrase referring to the ethics concerning technological developments such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Virtual Reality (VR), and Genetic Engineering & Modification (and many more).
When the tech industry and its various subindustries engage in their various pursuits, are they taking into account the ethical ramifications that may result from the products and/or services that they are putting out for mass consumption? Ethical questions are at the core of every tech business, from edtech to biotech to fintech, and more, including:
How much of my decisions are my own when I am purchasing this item from Amazon?
Is my child safe as she uses the e-learning platform and her personal information is now vulnerable to not only the EdTech company, but also hackers and other malicious parties?
How much of my personal data is feeding the surveillance apparatus, and am I okay with that?
Is the widespread use of a decentralized digital currency (e.g., Bitcoin) actually sustainable for the environment?
How should we understand technology’s contribution to shortening the public’s attention span, which based on the trajectory so far, could one day render the ability to focus almost nonexistent? How would society be able to engage with itself in the next 5–10 years?
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