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Date
February 10, 2019
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Can We Program Morality into a Self-Driving Car?

A software engineering professor tells us why that’s not a realistic goal
News
February 10, 2019

Any discussion of the morality of the self-driving car should touch on the fact that the industry as a whole thrives on hype that skirts honesty.

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Robert J. Marks
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January 10, 2019
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Appropriate Technology for the Developing World: Part III

Responding to Satya Nadella and Internet Access for All
Robert J. Marks
January 10, 2019

How do we prevent technology from destroying us? In the case of developing countries the answer is not what most think. We give the answer today on Mind Matters.

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Winston Ewert
Date
October 30, 2018
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Social Factors
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Is Technology Neutral?

Or does it change our world whether we like it or not?
Winston Ewert
October 30, 2018
People tend to be one of two minds when it comes to technology. One group views technology as directional—altering those cultures it reaches. They construct plausible narratives about how this or that technology has changed our culture. The second group views technology as neutral. They dismiss the narrative put forward by the first group, explaining that such changes are due to forces within the culture, not to technology. Read More ›