Technology and moral change: the transformation of truth and trust

John Danaher; Henrik Skaug Sætra

doi:10.1007/s10676-022-09661-y

Technology and moral change: the transformation of truth and trust

John Danaher, Henrik Skaug Sætra

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Østfold University College

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Abstract

Technologies can have profound effects on social moral systems. Is there any way to systematically investigate and anticipate these potential effects? This paper aims to contribute to this emerging field on inquiry through a case study method. It focuses on two core human values—truth and trust—describes their structural properties and conceptualisations, and then considers various mechanisms through which technology is changing and can change our perspective on those values. In brief, the paper argues that technology is transforming these values by changing the costs/benefits of accessing them; allowing us to substitute those values for other, closely-related ones; increasing their perceived scarcity/abundance; and disrupting traditional value-gatekeepers. This has implications for how we study other, technologically-mediated, value changes.

Original language	English
Article number	35
Journal	Ethics and Information Technology
Volume	24
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-022-09661-y
Publication status	Published - Sep 2022

Keywords

AI
ICT
Moral change
Robotics
Technology
Trust
Truth

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