The 2019 Yearbook of the Digital Ethics Lab

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.

Cutting edge research in digital ethics Edited and Authored by leading research groups in digital ethics Presents future challenges and opportunities in the field

Auteur

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.

Contenu
Chapter 1. Introduction: Digital Ethics Lab (Dr Christopher Burr and Dr Silvia Milano).- Chapter 2. Semantic Capital (Professor Luciano Floridi).- Chapter 3. Regulational State Behaviour in Cyberspace (Dr Mariarosaria Taddeo).- Chapter 4. What does the 'explainable' in 'explainable AI' mean? (David Watson).- Chapter 5. Artificial Intelligence and the Good Society (Corinne Cath).- Chapter 6. The Digital Afterlife Industry (Carl Öhman).- Chapter 7. An Ethical Framework for a Good AI Society (Josh Cowls and Luciano Floridi).- Chapter 8. Regulatory theory and autonomous computing systems (Nikita Aggarwal).- Chapter 9. Risk and Artificial Intelligence (Dr Silvia Milano).- Chapter 10. Towards an e-nvironmental understanding of well-being (Dr Christopher Burr).- Chapter 11. Smart Cities: How can technology be used to improve the lives of citizens (Tony Hart).- Chapter 12. From Social Interaction to Ethical AI (Nigel Crook).- Chapter 13. Governing an Ocean (Paul Galwas).- Chapter 14. Cybersecurity and sovereignty in Europe and the role of digital industrial policy (Paul Timmers).