Playing god with emerging technologies : how to avoid the traps of techno-optimism and techno-pessimism /

Public debates over the morality of new or emerging technologies tend to devolve into false dichotomies of optimism versus pessimism. Playing God with Emerging Technologies: How to Avoid the Traps of Techno-Optimism and Techno-Pessimism provides a conceptual apparatus for engaging in such debates in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mizrahi, Moti, 1975- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2025].
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The ethics of new or emerging technologies
  • "Playing god" arguments
  • An argumentation scheme for "playing god" arguments
  • How to evaluate "playing god" arguments
  • Are we "playing god" with geoengineering?
  • Are we "playing god" with artificial intelligence?
  • Are we "playing god" with autonomous vehicles?
  • Are we "playing god" with lethal autonomous weapon systems?