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Philosophy concept in computing
Computer ethics is a part of practical philosophy concerned with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct. Margaret Anne Pierce, a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computers at Georgia Southern University has categorized the ethical decisions related to computer technology and usage into three primary influences:The individual's own personal [ethical] code. Any informal code of ethical conduct that exists in the work place. Exposure to formal codes of ethics. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Computer ethicsA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Teaching Ethics in Computing: A Systematic Literature Review of ACM Computer Science Education PublicationsInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Ethics and technologyThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: WHAT IS COMPUTER ETHICS?*Cited 563 times
- Go sideways: Programming ethicsA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Simon RogersonA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
WHAT IS COMPUTER ETHICS?*
Disclosive computer ethics
Integrating Computer Ethics into the Computer Science Curriculum
Ethics and computer use
Deontic Logic and Computer‐Supported Computer Ethics
Gender and computer ethics
Lilliputian Computer Ethics
Slow tech: bridging computer ethics and business ethics
🆕 Influential since 2022
Teaching Ethics in Computing: A Systematic Literature Review of ACM Computer Science Education Publications
The ethics of computer vision: an overview in terms of power
Embedding AI ethics into the design and use of computer vision technology for consumer’s behaviour understanding
Assessing computer science student attitudes towards AI ethics and policy
Abstracted Power and Responsibility in Computer Science Ethics Education
📚 Books worth reading
Ethics and technologyHerman T. Tavani · 2003
Weapons of Math DestructionCathy O'Neil · 2016
Ethical and social issues in the information ageJoseph Migga Kizza · 1998
SuperintelligenceNick Bostrom · 2014
Cybersecurity EthicsMary Manjikian · 2017
A gift of fireSara Baase · 1997
Hello worldHannah Fry · 2018
The hacker ethicPekka Himanen, Linus Torvalds · 2000
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