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TDSlowdown

By Henrik Sætra

The Digital Society lowdown. Or The Digital Slowdown.
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AI, power and the planet w/ Benedetta Brevini

TDSlowdownJan 20, 2022

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Moral change in the digital society w/John Danaher

Moral change in the digital society w/John Danaher

What is the role of values and moral change in the digital society? To try to answer this I’m joined by John Danaher, whose work on axiological futurism makes him uniquely positioned to guide us through this exploration of values, how they change, and how we can analyse such change. 

Danaher’s work mentioned in the episode:

  • Axiological futurism: The systematic study of the future of values (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2021.102780)
  • In Defence of the Hivemind Society (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12152-020-09451-7)
  • Technology and moral change: the transformation of truth and trust (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-022-09661-y)
  • Mechanisms of Techno-Moral Change: A Taxonomy and Overview (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-023-10397-x)
  • The normative significance of future moral revolutions (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2022.103046)

Also, make sure to follow John’s blog - “Philosophical disquisitions” (https://philosophicaldisquisitions.blogspot.com/)

Mar 04, 202401:06:23
The Futures of the Digital Society w/Thomas d'Hooge
Feb 22, 202455:00
Digital technology at work w/ Christina J. Colclough

Digital technology at work w/ Christina J. Colclough

New technologies are an everyday part of modern living - to the joy of some and the chagrin of others. Today we focus on one specific area of life - a relatively large area for most us, namely work! Technology has always been a key part of working. We work to produce technology, we use technology to work, new technologies create new opportunities for work, and make others obsolete. We focus on one particular aspect, however: how new technologies are used to produce massive amounts of data. About people, and about workers. But how is this data used? Who uses it? And might it be time to introduce another layer in the labour-management hierarchy now that that Big Tech companies increasingly permeate the world of work? Listen in and find out as Christine J. Colclough joins TDSlowdown.

The Why Not Lab: https://www.thewhynotlab.com

Feb 16, 202258:26
Machines manipulating human destinies w/ Gry Hasselbalch
Feb 09, 202253:38
AI, power and the planet w/ Benedetta Brevini

AI, power and the planet w/ Benedetta Brevini

In this episode of TDSlowdown we’ll be discussing power, AI, and the environment. Benedetta Brevini will be joining me, as we’ll discuss her latest book called "Is AI good for the planet?". While AI is routinely presented as the solution of most of the challenges we face, Benedetta argues that there are also potential downsides on the environmental side. Furthermore, as a political economist she highlights the linkages between AI, power and capitalism, which  means we have a lot on our plate in this episode.

Link to Benedetta's book "Is AI good for the planet"? https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Is+AI+Good+for+the+Planet%3F-p-9781509547951

Link to Sætra's forthcoming book "AI for the Sustainable Development Goals" https://www.routledge.com/AI-for-the-Sustainable-Development-Goals/Saetra/p/book/9781032044064 

Link to Sætras article: "AI in Context and the Sustainable Development Goals: Factoring in the Unsustainability of the Sociotechnical System" https://doi.org/10.3390/su13041738

Jan 20, 202257:29
Challenging Robot Rights w/ David Gunkel

Challenging Robot Rights w/ David Gunkel

As robots become increasingly capable, the debate about the potential of rights for robots is attracting more and more attention. But not everyone is happy with this development, and argue that discussing robot rights is a dangerous distraction. Can the very act of debating robot rights harm marginalised human beings, for example? Does it dehumanise us? Or is it all just an attempted corporate power grab? Who better to answer these questions than David Gunkel, the author of, amongst many other works, the book “Robot Rights”? This episode of TDSlowdown is about challenging robot rights. Both because exploring these issues are challenging, but also because robot rights as a research agende is being challenged.

David's book on the subject: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/robot-rights

Jan 13, 202258:53
AI capabilities, hype, and power w/ Dwayne Monroe
Jan 02, 202256:06
Trailer: Welcome to the podcast

Trailer: Welcome to the podcast

Welcome to TDSlowdown!

This episode introduces the podcast. 

My name is Henrik Skaug Sætra, and if you have suggestions for topics, guests, etc., please reach out on twitter (@tdslowdown , http://twitter.com/tdslowdown) or tds@spillteori.no.

My profile on Google scholar, for those interesting in seeing more about what sort of content to expect: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pvgdIpUAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Dec 31, 202104:01