Algorithms and Autonomy: The Ethics of Automated Decision Systems

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Alan Rubel (University of Wisconsin, Madison) Clinton Castro (Florida International University)

Algorithms and Autonomy

The Ethics of Automated Decision Systems

Alan Rubel (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Clinton Castro (Florida International University), Adam Pham (California Institute of Technology)

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Cambridge University Press
20 May 2021

Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments; Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; Ethical & social aspects of computing; Algorithms & data structures

Algorithms influence every facet of modern life: criminal justice, education, housing, entertainment, elections, social media, news feeds, work… the list goes on. Delegating important decisions to machines, however, gives rise to deep moral concerns about responsibility, transparency, freedom, fairness, and democracy. Algorithms and Autonomy connects these concerns to the core human value of autonomy in the contexts of algorithmic teacher evaluation, risk assessment in criminal sentencing, predictive policing, background checks, news feeds, ride-sharing platforms, social media, and election interference. Using these case studies, the authors provide a better understanding of machine fairness and algorithmic transparency. They explain why interventions in algorithmic systems are necessary to ensure that algorithms are not used to control citizens' participation in politics and undercut democracy. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

By: Alan Rubel (University of Wisconsin Madison), Clinton Castro (Florida International University), Adam Pham (California Institute of Technology)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 150mm, Width: 230mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 310g
ISBN: 9781108795395
ISBN 10: 1108795390
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 20 May 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I. Some Cases, Some Ground Clearing: 1. Introduction; 2. Autonomy, Agency and Responsibility; Part II. Respecting Persons, What We Owe Them: 3. What Can Agents Reasonably Endorse?; 4. What We Informationally Owe Each Other; Part III. Ensuring the Conditions of Agency: 5. Freedom, Agency, and Information Technology; 6. Epistemic Paternalism and Social Media; Part IV. The Responsibilities of Agents: 7. Agency Laundering and Information Technologies; 8. Democratic Obligations and Technological Threats to Legitimacy; 9. Conclusions and Caveats.

Alan Rubel is an Associate Professor at the Information School and the Center for Law, Society & Justice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has been a visiting scholar at the 4TU Centre for Ethics & Technology and Delft University of Technology, and a senior advisor to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. Clinton Castro is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Florida International University. Adam Pham is a Postdoctoral Instructor in Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, at the California Institute of Technology.