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AI and the Crisis of Control
After 50 Years at the Intersection of Technology and Ethics, I Have Something to Say About AI Today, I'm excited to announce the publication of AI and the Crisis of Control: Responsibility in the Age of AI—Volume 1 . From building early digital systems at Texas Instruments to pioneering online education to coaching leaders through strategic challenges, I've watched technology reshape what it means to be human. But AI is different. It doesn't just extend what we can do—it tran


Complex Responsibility: The Responsible Self in an Age of Pervasive Technology
Being Responsible in the Age of Social Media, Cryptocurrency and Smart Weapons/Cars/Phones Episode 10 We face a daunting task in an...


Technology-as-a-form-of-life: Ambivalent Technology 5
Being Responsible in the Age of Social Media, Cryptocurrency and Smart Weapons/Cars/Phones Episode 9 The issue of ambivalent...


The Ideology of Limitlessness: Ambivalent Technology 4
Being Responsible in the Age of Social Media, Cryptocurrency and Smart Weapons/Cars/Phones Episode 8 Ambivalent technological determinism...


Forced Options: Ambivalent Technology 3
Being Responsible in the Age of Social Media, Cryptocurrency and Smart Weapons/Cars/Phones Episode 7 One consequence of ambivalent...


The Political Dimension of Technology: Ambivalent Technology 2
Being Responsible in the Age of Social Media, Cryptocurrency and Smart Weapons/Cars/Phones Episode 6 In this episode we will consider...


Technological Determinism: Ambivalent Technology 1
Being Responsible in the Age of Social Media, Cryptocurrency and Smart Weapons/Cars/Phones Episode 5 In an age of pervasive technology we...


The Scope of Responsibility in an Age of Pervasive Technology
Being Responsible in the Age of Social Media, Cryptocurrency and Smart Weapons/Cars/Phones Episode 4 When we think of technology in...


Homo technicus as the Responsible Self
Being Responsible in the Age of Social Media, Cryptocurrency and Smart Weapons/Cars/Phones Episode 3 Who Is Homo technicus? In Episode 2...


Technology Revealed as a Mode of Human Activity
Being Responsible in the Age of Social Media, Cryptocurrency and Smart Weapons/Cars/Phones Episode 2 A starting point: the instrumental...
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