Computer Ethics, Fall 2023 online, class 7

Thursday October 12

Class 7 Readings

Read Chapter 3 of Baase on freedom of speech

Videos:




Appropriation Art

www.thecollector.com/what-is-appropriation-in-art.

Yet another NYTimes article on Clearview AI, the facial-recognition people

www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/technology/clearview-privacy-facial-recognition.html.

Bentham's Mugging

www.cambridge.org/core/journals/utilitas/article/benthams-mugging/9C67002F344B20661A6C35C960F25A86

The "mugger" says "Give me $10 or I'll cut off my own finger". Which course of action leads to the maximum social utility?

More seriously, though, what about the choice of giving $10 to someone who is poor, and who will buy food for his children, versus buying a Caramel Macchiato?






Talk about debates

Facial recognition and racial bias

Start with Theories of Privacy

Free speech