Questions tagged [philosophy-of-technology]
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Will it be right to enslave AI?
This question has been boggling my mind for quite some time now. As we see the clear rise of artistic content made by AI, we also see people consuming the artificial content. There was this post in ...
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What are some philosophical aspects of San junipero in Black Mirror?
Recently, I have been told by a philosophy student that they had a discussion about San Junipero in class. This seemed very interesting to me so I'd like to know more about the philosophical arguments ...
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Will the use of AI reduce our capacity to think? [duplicate]
In light of the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), there's a growing concern regarding its potential impact on human cognition.
Individuals like Elon Musk; Nick Bostrom of the ...
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Is it true that a technological society has to weaken family ties and local communities if it is to function efficiently?
From The Unabomber Manifesto by Ted Kaczynski:
The breakdown of traditional values to some extent implies the breakdown of the bonds that hold together traditional small-scale social groups. The ...
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What would be some of the disbenefits to society of slowing technological progress?
There is a lot of debate on whether the development of AI should be slowed. I'm questioning what disbenefits would arise from slowing down technological progress in general.
My question follows from ...
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Is our current explosive rate of technological progression because we do science faster and easier OR it is simply happening due to unknown timing?
I often wonder if we are progressing so quickly because we are much more capable than our 18th century natural philosophers ancestors at doing science or we are just living in a period of rapid growth ...
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Is there any proof on whether technological development never ends?
I’ve grappled with this question for many years. There is no way humans can possibly know if technological progression ever hits an endpoint. Some say yes, others say no. Even truly brilliant ...
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Are we at the end of scientific paradigm shifts?
Thomas Kuhn’s theory of Paradigm shifts state that a paradigm shift is a massive change in scientific belief and understanding in a specific field e.g. the switch from the geocentric universe to ...
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Does technology erode the subject or inflate the subject, and , are there good refutations of David Skrbinas philosophy of technology?
My question largely revolves around the work of one Chad Haag, he is a philosophy undergrad with a masters in comparative literature, he fled to India to avoid paying student loans and is a pretty ...
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Information surplus as a limit upon knowledge: do we 'know' too much to know enough?
I'm not quite sure how to begin looking for information about this question, which may have something to say about the question itself, but it essentially comes down to:
Has the availability of ...
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Did Malthus influence Fritz Haber?
Malthus wrote of an impending descent to subsistence lifestyles. Fritz Haber invented the Haber process, which created fertilizer, and heralded a continuous stream of agricultural innovations that ...
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If all work is automated, what will humans be able to do? [closed]
It seems possible that sooner or later AIs will obsolete all human work and labor. This will happen at latest when AIs superior to human brain in all aspect become generally available.
If or when this ...
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What are the ethical and moral limits of surveillance vs privacy in contemporary (high tech) capitalist states?
What are the ethical and moral limits of surveillance vs privacy in contemporary (high tech) capitalist states? I remember google glasses and the backlash, a momentary blowback against the advertising ...
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What are some of the best rebuttals or alternatives to Ted Kaczynski's (aka the Unabomber) philosophy of technology?
In his manifesto* "Industrial Society and its Future", the mathematician, philosopher, and terrorist Ted Kaczynski espouses a deeply pessimistic view of the effects of technology on society. ...
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How can we form normative value judgement about technology without knowing all the use cases of technology?
It makes sense to define a normative value system for "axiomatic" values. For example that all humans should have the same rights.
However when it comes to technology I fail to see how it is ...
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