Intelligent and Autonomous: Transforming Values in the Face of Technology (Value Inquiry Book, 390)

This book uses case analyses and industry insights and blends them with forays into philosophy and ethics to conceptualise the mismatch between human values and the values inherent in an increasingly technologized world. Bringing together contributors from the disciplines of law, politics, philosophy, and communication studies, this volume develops an interdisciplinary vocabulary for thinking about the questions and antinomies of human-technology interaction while also resisting any deceptively straightforward synthesis. The topics discussed include the competition over and regulation of technology, the harm induced by autonomous technologies, and the place and role of humans in a world that is undergoing rapid and radical change. Front Cover Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction Structure of the Book References Chapter 1 Unsustainable Anthropocentrism: Are We Now Posthuman by Design? 1 Posthumanism: Setting the Scene 2 The Digital Posthuman Condition 3 Cyborg Societies: the New Default 4 Conclusions Acknowledgement Bibliography Chapter 2 Military Emerging Disruptive Technologies: Compliance with International Law and Ethical Standards 1 The Strategic Advantage of Technological Edge 2 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: the Next Frontier of Warfare? 3 The Legal and Ethical Domain of High-Tech Warfare 4 Conclusions and Recommendations Acknowledgement References Chapter 3 AI Talent Competition: Challenges to the United States’ Technological Superiority 1 International Technological Order: USA and China Facing ai 2 Closing the Gap 3 A Matter of Values Acknowledgement References Chapter 4 Third-Party Certification and Artificial Intelligence: Some Considerations in Light of the European Commission Proposal for a Regulation on Artificial Intelligence 1 Introduction 2 Towards a Proposal for a Regulation of ai in the European Union 3 The Reliance on Third-Party Certifiers 3.1 Third-Party Certification as a Regulatory Mechanism 3.2 Tort Liability as a Way to Increase the Accuracy and Reliability of Certificates 3.3 Evaluating the Proposal for a Regulation on ai 3.3.1 Potential Conflicts of Interest 3.3.2 Certificates of High-Risk AI Systems as ‘Regulatory Licenses’ 4 Concluding Remarks Acknowledgement References Chapter 5 AI in 5G: High-Speed Dilution of the Right to Privacy and Reducing the Role of Consent 1 Privacy and Data Protection: Clarifying the Setting 2 AI in 5G Networks: Disruptive Novelties and the Role of Consent 3 The Impact of ai in 5G Networks on Privacy and Principles Relating to the Processing of Personal Data 4 Conclusion Acknowledgement Bibliography Chapter 6 The Empowerment of Platform Users to Tackle Digital Disinformation: the Example of the French Legislation 1 A Balanced Role of Online Platforms in Preventing the Impact of, and Reacting to, Digital Disinformation 2 A Constrained Action of the Audiovisual Regulatory Authority in Preventing and Reacting to Digital Disinformation 3 Limited Judiciary Power Reacting to Digital Disinformation 4 The Need for Media and Information Literacy to Prevent the Impact of Disinformation 5 Conclusion References Chapter 7 Taming Our Digital Overlords: Tackling Tech through ‘Self-Regulation’? 1 The Platform ‘Problem’ – Digital Overlords 2 Tackling Technology: a Self-Regulatory Agenda 3 Tentatively Talking Self-Regulation 4 The Renewal of Self-Regulation 5 Towards Statutory Intervention 6 Better, Not More: Taming the Overlords 7 Conclusion: Recalibrating Self-Regulation? References Chapter 8 Insights from South Asia: a Case of ‘Post-truth’ Electoral Discourse in Pakistan 1 (Re)Defining ‘Post-truth’ 2 Lacanian Psychoanalysis and Critical Logics of Explanation 3 The Lack of Aspired Life and the Fantasy of Socio-political Development 4 The Jouissance of the Fantasy of Change Disguised as Democracy 5 Conclusion Bibliography Chapter 9 A Challenge of Predictive Democracy: Rethinking the Value of Politics for the Era of Algorithmic Governance 1 Overlooked Challenges 2 Intuition Pumps and ai Democracy 3 The Antinomies of Predictive Democracy 4 Is It All for the Better? 5 Conclusion References Chapter 10 Value Problems and Practical Challenges of Contemporary Digital Technologies 1 Approaching Regulation: Ethical and Technological Debates 2 Debating Regulation: the Feasibility and Desirability of New Laws 3 What Have We Learned So Far? 4 Conclusion Bibliography Index Back Cover