The idea that technology is neutral or amoral is a myth that needs to be dispelled. The designer can imbue ethics into the creation, even if the artifact has no moral agency itself. This feature may be too subtle to notice in most cases, but some technologies are born from evil and dont have redeeming uses, e.g., gas chambers and any device here. And even without that point (whether technology can be intrinsically good or bad), everyone agrees that most technologies can have both good and bad uses. If theres a greater likelihood of bad uses than good ones, then that may be a reason not to develop the technology.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:58:01 +0000
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