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Perspectives on Digital Humanism
Perspectives on Digital Humanism
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2022
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Hannes Werthner, Erich Prem, Edward A. Lee, Carlo Ghezzi (editors)
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Research Projects
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This open access book aims to set an agenda for research and action in the field of Digital Humanism through short essays written by selected thinkers from a variety of disciplines, including computer science, philosophy, education, law, economics, history, anthropology, political science, and sociology. This initiative emerged from the Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism and the associated lecture series.Digital Humanism deals with the complex relationships between people and machines in digital times. It acknowledges the potential of information technology. At the same time, it points to societal threats such as privacy violations and ethical concerns around artificial intelligence, automation and loss of jobs, ongoing monopolization on the Web, and sovereignty. Digital Humanism aims to address these topics with a sense of urgency but with a constructive mindset. The book argues for a Digital Humanism that analyses and, most importantly, influences the complex interplay of technology and humankind toward a better society and life while fully respecting universal human rights. It is a call to shaping technologies in accordance with human values and needs.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86144-5; License: CC BY; Publisher: Springer
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Open Access,
Digital Humanism,
Research Ethics,
Legal Issues in Computer Scince,
Data Privacy,
Computers and Society