The 2019 Yearbook of the Digital Ethics Lab
Editors: Burr, Christopher, Milano, Silvia (Eds.)
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- About this book
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This edited volume presents an overview of cutting-edge research areas within digital ethics as defined by the Digital Ethics Lab of the University of Oxford. It identifies new challenges and opportunities of influence in setting the research agenda in the field.
The yearbook presents research on the following topics: conceptual metaphor theory, cybersecurity governance, cyber conflicts, anthropomorphism in AI, digital technologies for mental healthcare, data ethics in the asylum process, AI’s legitimacy and democratic deficit, digital afterlife industry, automatic prayer bots, foresight analysis and the future of AI. This volume appeals to students, researchers and professionals.
- About the authors
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Christopher Burr is a philosopher of cognitive science. His research explores how digital technologies have reshaped our understanding of well-being and the new opportunities and risks that these technologies pose for human flourishing.
Silvia Milano is a postdoctoral researcher at the Digital Ethics Lab. Her research focuses on the ethics of AI and the nature of risk and uncertainty.
- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Introduction to the 2019 Yearbook of the Digital Ethics Lab
Pages 1-10
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Generative Metaphors in Cybersecurity Governance
Pages 11-30
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Norms and Strategies for Stability in Cyberspace
Pages 31-44
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The Rhetoric and Reality of Anthropomorphism in Artificial Intelligence
Pages 45-65
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Empowerment or Engagement? Digital Health Technologies for Mental Healthcare
Pages 67-88
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The 2019 Yearbook of the Digital Ethics Lab
- Editors
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- Christopher Burr
- Silvia Milano
- Series Title
- Digital Ethics Lab Yearbook
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-29145-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-29145-7
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-29144-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-29147-1
- Series ISSN
- 2524-7719
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- IX, 144
- Number of Illustrations
- 15 b/w illustrations
- Topics