860-0024-00L Digital Society: Ethical, Societal and Economic Challenges
| Semester | Spring Semester 2019 |
| Lecturers | D. Helbing, M. M. Dapp |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Number of participants is limited to 35 |
| Abstract | This seminar will address ethical challenges coming along with new digital technologies such as cloud computing, Big Data, artificial intelligence, cognitive computing, quantum computing, robots, drones, Internet of Things, virtual reality, blockchain technology, and more... |
| Learning objective | Participants shall learn to understand that any technology implies not only opportunities, but also risks, and that it is important to understand these well in order to minimize the risks and maximize the benefits. In some cases, it is highly non-trivial to identify and avoid undesired side effects of technologies. The seminar will sharpen the attention how to design technologies for values, also called value-sensitive design or ethically aligned design. |
| Literature | Will be provided on a complementary website of the course. Complementary literature should be searched and evaluated by the students themselves. |
| Prerequisites / Notice | To earn credit points, students will have to read the relevant literature on one of the above technologies and give a presentation about the ethical implications. Both, potential problems and possible solutions shall be carefully discussed. |