Discernment
Discernment — The Technology Ethics Initiative's blog
Discernment is the blog of the Seattle University Technology Ethics Initiative, featuring brief, research-driven reactions from a wide range of faculty on the latest technology news and innovations.
Where is human discernment in AI? (pt. 2)
Computers, at their current level of technology, can’t make judgements like humans do; why would we want them to?
Where is human discernment in AI? (pt. 1)
Computers, at their current level of technology, can’t make judgements like humans do; why would we want them to?
Juliana Sakai (Transparência Brasil) Visits Seattle University
Juliana Sakai, executive director of Transparência Brasil, visited Seattle University on October 25 to deliver a lecture about the regulation of AI in Brazil.
"Always Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth": Interview with Liz Chiarello
Liz Chiarello, associate professor of sociology at Saint Louis University, visited Seattle this week to present her book Policing Patients: Treatment and Surveillance on the Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis. Here is her interview with the Technology Ethics Initiative director Onur Bakiner.
Remarks by Prof. Margaret Chon at the Gaia Bernstein event
The Technology, Innovation Law, and Ethics (TILE) Program at the law school recently invited Gaia Bernstein, the author of "Unwired: Gaining Control over Addictive Technologies" to speak at a September 30 event.
Expert on Addictive Technology Visits Seattle University
In her new book, Unwired: Gaining Control Over Addictive Technologies, Seton Hall Law School Professor Gaia Bernstein examines the addictive nature of smartphones, social media, and other digital media platforms.