
20 Types of Technology Ethics John Spacey, December 14, 2016
![]() Access RightsAccess to empowering technology as a right or freedom.AccountabilityThe rules of accountability for decisions made by technology.Digital RightsProtection of intellectual property rights, privacy and personality rights.EnvironmentHow to govern technologies that have potential to damage shared resources.Existential RiskTechnologies that represent a threat to global quality of life or extinction of advanced life on earth.FreedomTechnology provides tools that can be used to monitor and control societies raising broad questions related to freedom.Health & SafetyHealth and safety risks posed by technologies.Human EnhancementHuman genetic engineering and human-machine integration.Human JudgementWhen do decisions require human judgement and when can they be automated?Over-AutomationWhen does automation decrease quality of life?Permanent RecordsRetention of personally identifiable information.Precautionary PrincipleWho decides that a new technology is safe?PrivacyProtection of privacy rights.SecurityWhat due diligence is required to ensure information security?Self Modifying TechnologyThe unpredictable nature of certain types of artificial intelligence such as recursive self-improvement.Self Replicating TechnologyAre self replicating systems likely to become grey goo?Technology PredictabilityQuestions around algorithms and artificial intelligence that humans may view as largely unpredictable and cryptic. For example, is it a violation of due diligence for an organization to implement technologies that it doesn't understand?Technology ProliferationEthics, governance and risk management tend to lag the spread of a new technology.Technology TransparencyTransparency is the practice of clearly explaining how a technology works and what data it collects.Terms Of ServiceEthics related to legal agreements such as terms of service.Technology EthicsThis is the complete list of articles we have written about technology ethics.If you enjoyed this page, please consider bookmarking Simplicable.
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