Overview

Is technological innovation spinning out of control? Within one week in 2018, social media was revealed to have had a huge influence on the 2016 presidential election in the United States; while the first fatality from self-driving cars was recorded. What's paradoxical about these understandable fears of machines taking control through software, robots and AI, is that often new technology is introduced for the very purpose of improving our control over a certain task. This is what Ezio di Nucci calls the 'control paradox'. Di Nucci also brings this notion to bear on politics: we delegate power and control to representatives in order for our country to be run by a centralised group of experts. However, recent populist uprisings have shown that populations can feel disempowered and neglected by this system. Through the notion of the control paradox, the author shows how this lack of control can be motivating populism and demonstrates that a better understanding of delegation would be a possible solution.

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Author:   Ezio Di Nucci
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield International
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield International
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.367kg
ISBN:  

9781786615794

ISBN 10:   1786615797
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   04 December 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction / Part I: The Concept of Control / 1. From controlling to (having) control / 2. Delegating control, ceding control, losing control / Part II: The Technological Paradox / 3. Military Drones and Self-Driving Cars / 4. Social Media, Dating Apps & Smart Environments / 5. AI & Algorithms: the case of Healthcare / 6. The Body Technologic: Automaticity and Habits / Part III: The Political Paradox / 7. Political Power and Representative Democracy / 8. Expertise and the Inevitability of Delegating / 9. ""Taking Back Control"": Delegation and Populism / 10. Delegating Responsibility?"

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Ezio Di Nucci is Professor of Bioethics and Director of the Centre for Medical Science and Technology Studies at the University of Copenhagen. His recent monographs include Ethics in Healthcare (2018), Ethics Without Intention (2014) and Mindlessness (2013).

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