I get this question pretty regularly, but I bet a lot of you have good suggestions.https://twitter.com/gretared/status/821880515544236032 …
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i don't agree at all. i think we face ethical dilemmas constantly. not obvious black/white choices.
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Ethical dilemmas come up only when we have competing frameworks. What we face are unpleasant decisions.
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so this a semantic argument about terms of art? a philosophy seminar?
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Hardly. Ethics is a well-establish field of study.
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philosophy major here, thanks!
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Medical and tech ethics professional here, you're welcome.
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indeed. still not persuaded by your framing, nor do i hear how it advances the discussion.
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Basically, what people call "ethical dilemmas" are badly weighted on one side by "I want this thing"
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In other words, the trolley problem wasn't ever a problem for trolleys.
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that I get. But, what about when algorithms inherit biases. What can/should I as an advocate for users do?
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So that's not an ethical dilemma; that's an ethical failure. As far as users go, the typical: demand consent, demand harm analysis
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Algorithmic inplementations are no different than e.g. a clinical trial, really. The basic principles of med ethics are good start
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your humane tech blog! Am researching ethical dilemmas designers will face as we design for algorithms & automation. Thoughts?