Global technical ethics in 2019 has rarely improved
January 13, 2020 09:15 Source: "China Social Sciences" January 13, 2020, No. 1856 Author: Reporter Wang Xiaozhen

In recent years,Technical ethics issues have gradually become hot topics that people pay attention to。Some controversial practices of technology giants have caused public doubt and criticism。People are increasingly hoped that all sectors of society can treat technical ethics seriously,Enhance public confidence。Recent,The official website of the Canadian Think Tank International Governance Innovation Center released an article by Daniel Munro, a senior researcher at the Innovation Policy Laboratory of the University of Toronto Global Affairs and Public Policy for the University of Toronto, Canada.。Article thinks,With the awakening of the people's consciousness,2019 should be a year when technical ethical issues have made breakthroughs,But the reality is rarely a really meaningful change and progress。

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2019,The development and extensive application of face recognition technology have triggered people's discussion。Mango said,Public and private places Bet365 lotto review are generally applied to face recognition technology,The harm brought by it is also increasingly prominent。People hope that all parties will take action to control the use of face recognition technology。For example,Including San Francisco、A few U.S. cities, including Surville and Auckland, have passed regulations that restrict the use of face recognition technology,This prompted other judicial jurisdictions in the United States and Canada to consider taking similar policies。

Mango pointed out,Although the government has made some control efforts,But face recognition surveillance technology is still spread at an amazing speed in 2019。In the UK,The open -circuit TV camera system everywhere has been linked with face recognition technology,and is used to identify the monitoring objects and its possible threat behavior。At the same time,Individual consumers are also installing a household monitoring system,As Amazon's smart doorbell system。But,The user has not experienced the improvement of life's safety,Instead, it is found that these "intelligent" systems are vulnerable to hackers,Some police departments can also obtain monitoring bet365 Play online games videos from residents without getting an arrest warrant in advance。

  The name of the Moral Supervision Committee is not true

From the view of Mango,The working environment and labor relationship of technology companies did not achieve real change in 2019。This year,People have learned that many "Facebook" content moderators work。They want to identify and review racism、violence and pornography,Not only low salary、Unstable work,And in terms of psychological trauma suffered in the work,I did not get the necessary support for the company。The fatal working conditions faced by some Amazon Logistics Center workers were exposed,Amazon is included in the list of the most dangerous workplace in 2019 by the US Vocational Safety and Health Committee。At the same time,Employees of some large technology companies bravely speak up the suspicious behavior and business model of employers,But not to get appropriate response,Even the company's revenge。November 2019,Google fired four employees。These employees have previously criticized the company between the company and the US Customs and the Border Protection Agency,But Google insists,Fift the employment of them has nothing to do with them。

bet365 Play online games 2019,Some high-profile "Ethics-Washing" behavior also aroused people's concerns。Mango said,Some technology companies claim that they are formulating and preparing to implement the moral rules,Established the Ethics Advisory Committee,To better supervise and manage its work。But these companies do this mainly to avoid being criticized and regulated,instead of truly responding to moral challenges。Google has established an external artificial intelligence ethics consulting committee,But it will dissolve it soon。The reason given to Google is that it has been criticized by employees' qualifications for members of the committee。One of the members of the committee of a military drone company and the person in charge of a right -wing think tank。And some commentators pointed out,The person in charge of the think tank has an excessive words and deeds against immigrants。

Similarly,A EU expert group released a set of artificial intelligence development and use of moral standards,Some observers notice,This moral guideline consisting of 52 experts has only 4 ethical scholars。The standards formulated by this group are also mediocre、weak。One member of the expert group、Thomas bet365 live casino games Metzinger, a professor at theoretical philosophy of the University of Mainz University in Germany, once said,This group is too affected by the industry's representatives,Practice is only equivalent to a "Ethical Washing Machine"。

  The public expects substantial progress

November 2019,American Piyou Research Center released a survey for more than 4,000 Americans。The results show,81 % of the respondents think,The risks they face due to data collection are greater than income。other,79 % of people are not sure if these companies can manage these data properly,It is also uncertain whether they will admit errors or take responsibility after abuse or damage the data。October 2019,Forum Research, a Canadian poll, also conducted a survey of about 2,000 Canadians。The results show,56 % of the respondents think,"Facebook"、Google and other technology companies are "making society worse"; 61 % of the respondents said,Support to pass stricter laws,To regulate Canada's technology company。People are disappointed with the status quo of technical ethical issues。

Despite this,Mang Luo thinks,It is still worth looking forward to。Now,In addition to making efforts in the behavior bet365 Play online games of the technical personnel,Civil organizations are increasingly involved in it,Some governments have also released positive signals。The funds used to regulate and guide the transformation of the technology industry are increasing,The government has begun to increase the review of the business behavior of large technology companies。Canadian Prime Minister has instructed,Innovation、Ministry of Science and Industry,Ministers of the Ministry of Justice and other departments should be the help of the newly established "Data Commissioner",Take measures to protect the privacy security of Canadians,Prevent online data abuse。Mango said,These are good signs,But can it really promote technology companies to embark on the road of technology development that meets moral ethics,It has to be observed。

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