Jochanen eynikel presentation at Meetup Big Data and Ethics at DigitYser Brussels 15 June 2017
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@jochanantweets Beyond the bloody math On the ethics of autonomous technology Jochanan Eynikel | business philosopher ETION Data Ethics Meetup DigitYser | June 15, 2017 Image C3PO: Dreammaster
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Beyond the bloody mathOn the ethics of autonomous technologyJochanan Eynikel | business philosopher ETION
Data Ethics Meetup
DigitYser | June 15, 2017Image C3PO: Dreammaster
Smart devices Learning
machines (AI)
intelligent robots
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Era of intelligent &
autonomous technology
= need for moral imagination
Image: Reuters
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“Of the over 1MIO auto deaths per year
worldwide, approximately half a million
people would have been saved if the
Tesla autopilot was universally available.
Please, take 5 mins and do the bloody
math!”- Elon Musk, Founder Tesla -
Florida May 7, 2016
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Technology is more
than mathematics
Artefacts/technology
are an extension of
moral assumptions
‘don’t speed in traffic’
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Ethics of things!
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‘pay for public transport’
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‘keep your environment clean’Image: ANP
Ethics vs. Technology
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Ethics:
What should I do?
How should I
behave?
Technology:
Influences human
behaviour
Technology
≠ neutral
= morally relevant
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Weak
user is incited
to do the right
thing
Strong
user is forced
to do the right
thing
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# impact degree on human behaviour
= nudging
technologies
= ‘judging’
technologies
Images: ANP
9More autonomous technology more ‘judging’ technology!
Image: Google
Source: MIT / Image: Iyad Rahwan
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#robotaanhetstuurAutonomous technology ~ moral decision making
Source: MIT
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Beyond mathematics:
values embedded in design & data of tech!
Values-driven innovationImage: K.M. Möller, Ericsson
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Canvas for values-driven innovation
WIN-canvas: igniting moral imagination
STAKE-HOLDER-ANALYSIS
IMPACT-ANALYSIS
VALUES-ASSESS-
MENT
Source: Eynikel, 2017
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Who is involved
in / affected by
the innovation?
What are likely
hard and soft
impacts of our
innovation?(Swierstra, 2015)
Which values
are being
supported/
challenged by
our product?
Justice and moral responsibility of
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Distrust among
pedestrians
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Public safety and
healthSustainability
Empowerment of
disabled
Values-assessment self-driving cars
moral framework
design thinking
Image: Google
Stakeholder-inclusive research and development
Transparency on used algorithms and data
(black box)
Accountability according to autonomy
No-fault compensation system
Sharing is caring
Moral framework: some guidelines
Source: Eynikel, 2017
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Bron: SemCon
Ethically aligned design
Jochanan Eynikel
business philosopher
ETION | Forum for engaged entrepreneurship
Twitter: @jochanantweets
Thank you!
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“Innovating is performing ethics,
only with things”
.Peter-Paul Verbeek
