Perspectives on Digital Humanism.

• Author: Werthner, Hannes.
• TeilnehmendeR: Prem, Erich.; Lee, Edward A.; Ghezzi, Carlo.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2021.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (330 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism -- Authors -- Contents -- Part I: Artificial Intelligence, Humans, and Control -- Are We Losing Control? -- References -- Social Robots: Their History and What They Can Do for Us -- 1 History of Human Robotics -- 2 The Challenges of Becoming Social -- 3 Case Studies in an Insurance Company and in an Elderly Home -- 4 Ethical Issues of Social Robots -- Reference -- Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control -- 1 The Standard Model -- 2 Difficulties of the Standard Model -- 3 A New Model -- References -- The Challenge of Human Dignity in the Era of Autonomous Systems -- References -- Part II: Participation and Democracy -- The Real Cost of Surveillance Capitalism: Digital Humanism in the United States and Europe -- 1 Zuboffś Argument -- 2 What the Metaphor of Surveillance Capitalism Obfuscates -- 3 Open vs. Closed Societies: Consider China -- 4 What Open Societies Need to Do to Remain So -- References -- Democratic Discourse in the Digital Public Sphere: Re-imagining Copyright Enforcement on Online Social Media Platforms -- References -- The Internet Is Dead: Long Live the Internet -- 1 Perils of an Ornithopter Approach -- 2 Data Ownership and the Need of a Digital Identity -- 3 Security -- 4 Disintermediation -- 5 The Rise of a New, Decentralized Web -- 6 Participatory Public and Private Governance -- References -- Return to Freedom: Governance of Fair Innovation Ecosystems -- 1 The Vienna Manifesto and Innovation -- 2 Innovation Ecosystems -- 3 Governance: Ecosystems That Are Fair -- 4 Governance and Conceptions of Freedom -- References -- Decolonizing Technology and Society: A Perspective from the Global South -- 1 Inclusion, Coloniality, and the Digital Society -- 2 Community-Oriented, Transdisciplinary Models and Inclusive Platforms as Alternative -- 3 Conclusion -- References.

Part III: Ethics and Philosophy of Technology -- Digital Humanism and the Limits of Artificial Intelligence -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- References -- Explorative Experiments and Digital Humanism: Adding an Epistemic Dimension to the Ethical Debate -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Experimental Method and Computing -- 3 A Different Notion of Experimentation: Explorative Experiments -- 4 From Epistemic Uncertainty to Ethical Incrementalism -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Digital Humanism and Global Issues in Artificial Intelligence Ethics -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Artificial Intelligence Ethics and the Climate Crisis -- 3 Ethics and the Artificial Intelligence Arms Race -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Our Digital Mirror -- 1 The Example of Online Discourse -- 2 Scaffolding Discourse -- References -- Part IV: Information Technology and the Arts -- Fictionalizing the Robot and Artificial Intelligence -- References -- How to Be a Digital Humanist in International Relations: Cultural Tech Diplomacy Challenges Silicon Valley -- References -- We Are Needed More Than Ever: Cultural Heritage, Libraries, and Archives -- 1 Self/Education -- 2 Participatory Turn -- 3 Inclusive Collections -- 4 Remaining a Place for Personal Encounters -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Humanism and the Great Opportunity of Intelligent User Interfaces for Cultural Heritage -- References -- Part V: Data, Algorithm, and Fairness -- The Attention Economy and the Impact of Artificial Intelligence -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Attention Economy -- 3 The User-Machine Feedback Loop -- 3.1 Users and Personal Data -- 3.2 Algorithms -- 3.3 Digital Information Markets -- 4 Biases -- 4.1 Data -- 4.2 Algorithms -- 5 Societal Impact -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Did You Find It on the Internet? Ethical Complexities of Search Engine Rankings -- 1 Introduction.

2 Value of and Value Within Search Engines -- 3 Ethical Importance of Search Engine Rankings -- 4 Do You See Female Professors? -- 5 The Process and the End Product -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Personalization, Fairness, and Post-Userism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 De-centering the User -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- Part VI: Platform Power -- The Curation Chokepoint -- References -- Business Model Innovation and the Rise of Technology Giants -- 1 The Rise of Technology Giants -- 2 The Inverted Firm and the Spread of Platform Business Models -- 3 Demand for Regulation -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Scaling Up Broken Systems? Considerations from the Area of Music Streaming -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Brief History of Music Business -- 3 The Disruption of the Business -- 4 The Status Quo -- 5 And Beyond? -- References -- The Platform Economy After COVID-19: Regulation and the Precautionary Principle -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Effects of the Pandemic -- 3 Regulation and the Precautionary Principle -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Part VII: Education and Skills of the Future -- Educational Requirements for Positive Social Robotics -- References -- Informatics as a Fundamental Discipline in General Education: The Danish Perspective -- 1 Digital Humanism and General Informatics Education -- 2 Political Emphasis on Informatics Education for All -- 3 The Danish Informatics Curriculum for General Education -- 4 Digital Humanism in Informatics: The Danish Perspective -- 5 The Bipartite Nature of Informatics -- 6 Embracing Uncertainty: The Representational and the Interpretational Challenge -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- The Unbearable Disembodiedness of Cognitive Machines -- 1 The Three Revolutions -- 2 Cognitive Machines -- 3 A Broader Educational Horizon -- References -- Part VIII: Digital Geopolitics and Sovereignty.

The Technological Construction of Sovereignty -- 1 Code Is Law -- Law Is Code -- 2 Social and Technological Construction of Reality -- 3 Technological Construction of Sovereignty -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- A Crucial Decade for European Digital Sovereignty -- References -- Geopolitics and Digital Sovereignty -- References -- Cultural Influences on Artificial Intelligence: Along the New Silk Road -- 1 Artificial Intelligence in China -- 2 Artificial Intelligence in Europe -- 3 Cultural Differences in Applying Artificial Intelligence Technology -- 4 Artificial Intelligence Talent: Mobility and Global Competition -- 5 Global Collaboration on Artificial Intelligence Research and Innovation -- References -- Geopolitics, Digital SovereigntyWhatś in a Word? -- 1 The Context -- 1.1 The Paradox -- 1.2 Itś More Than the Economy, You Know -- 2 Europe, How Many Divisions? -- 2.1 A Pacific Centered *Digital* World Map -- 2.2 In the Platform Economy, Nobody Can Hear EU Scream -- 2.3 Digital Sovereignty, a New Concept to Operate and Compete in This Context -- 3 Words Matter: Especially When They Are Meant to Be Performative -- 3.1 Digital and Sovereignty, How Does This Add Up? -- 3.2 Political and Legal Considerations -- 4 Where Next? -- 4.1 Many Assets to Mobilize -- 4.2 Strategic Autonomy -- 4.3 Aim for the Moon -- References -- Part IX: Systems and Society -- Work Without Jobs -- References -- Why Dont́ You Do Something to Help Me? Digital Humanism: A Call for Cities to Act -- Further Reading -- Ethics or Quality of Life? -- 1 Abundance and Fear Determine the Discussion -- 2 Development Requires Ethical Guidelines -- 3 Companies and Business Leaders Want to Satisfy Their Stakeholders -- 4 Investors Are Looking for Returns Through Sustainability -- 5 Do-Gooders Misuse the Ethics Discussion -- 6 Politics Follows the Need for Ethical Rules.

7 Ethics Wants Quality of Life for All -- 8 Ethics Needs Life Engineering -- References -- Responsible Technology Design: Conversations for Success -- References -- Navigating Through Changes of a Digital World -- 1 Trust as a Key Driver -- 2 Conclusions -- References -- Part X: Learning from Crisis -- Efficiency vs. Resilience: Lessons from COVID-19 -- References -- Contact Tracing Apps: A Lesson in Societal Aspects of Technological Development -- References -- Data, Models, and Decisions: How We Can Shape Our World by Not Predicting the Future -- References -- Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic -- 1 Lesson 1: Increase Digitalization -- 2 Lesson 2: Speed Is More Important Than Money -- 3 Lesson 3: We Need to Find a New Balance Between Privacy and Public Good -- 4 Lesson 4: Interoperability Is Vital -- 5 Lesson 5: Half the Number of Words, Double the Quality of Communication -- 6 Lesson 6: Competences Are the Priority -- 7 Lesson 7: Digital Technologies and Infrastructures Are Key European Security Affairs -- The Need for Respectful Technologies: Going Beyond Privacy -- References -- Part XI: Realizing Digital Humanism -- Digital Humanism: Navigating the Tensions Ahead -- References -- Should We Rethink How We Do Research? -- 1 Introduction: Coping with Disruptive Changes -- 2 Effects on How We Do Research -- 3 Effects on Engagement with Society -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Interdisciplinarity: Models and Values for Digital Humanism -- References -- It Is Simple, It Is Complicated -- References -- Correction to: Did You Find It on the Internet? Ethical Complexities of Search Engine Rankings -- Correction to: Chapter 19 in: H. Werthner et al. (eds.), Perspectives on Digital Humanism, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-8.