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Algorithms and Autonomy: The Ethics of Automated Decision Systems


ISBN13: 9781108795395
Published: May 2021
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Paperback
Price: £29.99



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Algorithms influence every facet of modern life: criminal justice, education, housing, entertainment, elections, social media, news feeds, work… the list goes on. Delegating important decisions to machines, however, gives rise to deep moral concerns about responsibility, transparency, freedom, fairness, and democracy. Algorithms and Autonomy connects these concerns to the core human value of autonomy in the contexts of algorithmic teacher evaluation, risk assessment in criminal sentencing, predictive policing, background checks, news feeds, ride-sharing platforms, social media, and election interference. Using these case studies, the authors provide a better understanding of machine fairness and algorithmic transparency. They explain why interventions in algorithmic systems are necessary to ensure that algorithms are not used to control citizens' participation in politics and undercut democracy.

  • Grounds common criticisms of algorithmic systems (including fairness, transparency, bias, harm, manipulation) on firm philosophical grounds
  • Allows non-specialists to understand the depth and importance of philosophical questions underlying issues of moral concerns in algorithmic systems
  • Provides philosophers with real-world examples of cases where they can apply their skills

Subjects:
IT, Internet and Artificial Intelligence Law
Contents:
Part I. Some Cases, Some Ground Clearing:
1. Introduction
2. Autonomy, Agency and Responsibility
Part II. Respecting Persons, What We Owe Them:
3. What Can Agents Reasonably Endorse?
4. What We Informationally Owe Each Other
Part III. Ensuring the Conditions of Agency:
5. Freedom, Agency, and Information Technology
6. Epistemic Paternalism and Social Media
Part IV. The Responsibilities of Agents:
7. Agency Laundering and Information Technologies
8. Democratic Obligations and Technological Threats to Legitimacy
9. Conclusions and Caveats