Virtually overlooked: reimagining emerging technologies through the lenses of identity, ethics and human rights
Virtually overlooked: reimagining emerging technologies through the lenses of identity, ethics and human rights
Date
2018
Authors
Weizman, Aviva
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Abstract
The means by which algorithms interact with society have become omnipresent in the modern
age. While new technologies and algorithms have long been a hot topic for science fiction
authors, the manners in which they actually affect the lived experience of many individuals tend
to be more banal and obscure. However, by and large, algorithms have the potential to affect
minority groups in different and much more dangerous ways than those who do not belong to
such groups.
This work will take a nuanced consideration into ways in which algorithms can adversely affect
those who are constantly and consistently overlooked. This discussion will be framed around the
issue of ‘bias’, technological ‘progress’, and the knowledge claims that have been an evergrowing
point of interest and contention, through the incorporation of philosophical and human
rights-based frameworks.
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Second semester University: University of Ljubljana
Keywords
technological innovations,
ethics,
human rights,
minority groups