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Information and information technologies are increasingly essential to our social, economic, and political interactions by Blog posts - Dr Brian Ball at New College of the Humanities.
Artificial intelligence and information technology are part of our everyday lives; from the way we carry out our work, to the ways in which we spend our leisure time or communicate with others. It is becoming increasingly important then that we understand not just the way that this technology works and how it is developed, but also how our individual and collective thoughts might be influenced by and even manipulated through it. In this article, Dr Brian Ball of New College of the Humanities, London explains how he and his colleagues are tackling this from a philosophical perspective, and describes his aim to build capacity in information ethics and the philosophy of information technology (IT) and artificial intelligence (AI) through both research and teaching.
In 2021 we are living in the ‘Age of Information’; information technology (IT) and artificial intelligence (AI) have become an integral part of society, economics, politics and culture. This rise of IT and AI has led to a new branch of philosophy: information ethics.
Research Outreach caught up with Dr Brian Ball of New College of the Humanities (NCH), London, who believes that a good understanding of information ethics is critical in order for us to navigate our new technologically-driven world, and that a poor understanding, individually, collectively, and institutionally could be a threat to democracy.
Source: The Good Men Project
