Ethics in the digital domain / Robert S. Fortner, University of Illinois.

By:

Fortner, Robert S

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1538121840
1538121859
9781538121849
9781538121856

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Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:

175 23

LOC classification:

P94 .F55 2021

Contents:

Introduction -- Why ethics? -- Ethics in the digital domain -- Is truth truth in the online world ? -- Who's who in the online world -- Are social media activities actually social? -- Are digital media good for democracy? -- Will digital systems replace workers in the "real world"? -- Do digital systems enhance human life? -- Robots and humanity -- What do people learn about identity and society from digital media? -- Conclusion -- Why bother?

Summary: "As a core text for undergraduate courses in new media, media ethics, and global communication, Ethics in the digital domain helps students explore the big questions surrounding the impact of the digital domain on our daily lives. There are those who promise an enhanced human future through adoption and acceptance of digital culture, and those who condemn this shift in no uncertain terms. What are the positions taken by futurists and technology inventors and adopters on these issues? Through a series of case studies, this groundbreaking text challenges students to consider the future they will inhabit. Should they fear such changes or embrace them? What ethical systems will help provide guidance in this new world? What role will they have to play in this ecosystem? Will their humanity survive? Does it matter? Presented in a format designed to initiate debate and discussion, Ethics in the digital domain covers enduring debates in ethics such as privacy, copyright, libel, consent, surveillance and the necessity for truthful discourse. It also looks at new dimensions introduced by media practices in digital media, including: -24/7 tracking of handheld devices -machine-to-machine and machine-to-human communication -promises of immortality in the cloud -the movement of AI robots toward humanlike activities Regardless of where students stand on the different issues raised here, they will find themselves in ethical conundrums because the tensions raised are both ordinary and profound in the new world of digital media ethics." -- provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"As a core text for undergraduate courses in new media, media ethics, and global communication, Ethics in the digital domain helps students explore the big questions surrounding the impact of the digital domain on our daily lives. There are those who promise an enhanced human future through adoption and acceptance of digital culture, and those who condemn this shift in no uncertain terms. What are the positions taken by futurists and technology inventors and adopters on these issues? Through a series of case studies, this groundbreaking text challenges students to consider the future they will inhabit. Should they fear such changes or embrace them? What ethical systems will help provide guidance in this new world? What role will they have to play in this ecosystem? Will their humanity survive? Does it matter? Presented in a format designed to initiate debate and discussion, Ethics in the digital domain covers enduring debates in ethics such as privacy, copyright, libel, consent, surveillance and the necessity for truthful discourse. It also looks at new dimensions introduced by media practices in digital media, including: -24/7 tracking of handheld devices -machine-to-machine and machine-to-human communication -promises of immortality in the cloud -the movement of AI robots toward humanlike activities Regardless of where students stand on the different issues raised here, they will find themselves in ethical conundrums because the tensions raised are both ordinary and profound in the new world of digital media ethics." -- provided by publisher.