Thursday, April 3, 2014

Technology Being Held Morally Responsible

Is it possible to hold technology to be morally responsible for the actions it does. How is it possible? These are two questions that were posed in class yesterday that I have thought about a lot. Is there an easy answer? Is there an easy solution? No, there is not. Technology is something based on advancement, patterns, algorithms, and many other factors. Being so, is it possible to hold technology, a non-human thing, but a tool, morally accountable for it's actions? Should the people who invented the technology be punished instead? Should harmful technology be destroyed? Should technology have morals if it is a non-human, non-sentient, non-being tool?
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  1. UnknownApril 5, 2014 at 8:15 PM

    I think in this scenario you have to hold humans responsible for how they use technology. If technology was created for the bettering of human-life and was then misused, we can't blame the technology or the inventor. We have to look at the actions of each individual when it comes to technology.

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  2. tyleer87April 13, 2014 at 8:22 PM

    At some point, however, the powers that be that allow technology of a morally questionable nature to fall into the hands of everyday people must be questioned. Also, those providing such technology could be held accountable for creating a less questionable substitute (i.e. better public transportation infrastructure over private vehicles, etc.)

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  3. Ryan WaltersApril 19, 2014 at 7:38 PM

    The first question seems easy, in that technology should never be held morally accountable for actions, simply because technology, by definition so far, does not have morals. But the second part of that is tougher. Should a person who created that technology be held morally accountable for its actions? I think that depends. It would depend on whether or not the person had forethought on possible poor outcomes, that end up coming true. But if they expect good outcomes, and they unexpectedly turn sour, then it would be tougher to hold that person accountable. They have good intentions, so what have they truly done wrong?

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