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Computers and Society: Modern Perspectives
The last century has seen enormous leaps in the development of digital technologies, and most aspects of modern life have changed significantly with their widespread availability and use. Technology at various scales - supercomputers, corporate networks, desktop and laptop computers, the internet, tablets, mobile phones, and processors that are hidden in everyday devices and are so small you can barely see them with the naked eye - all pervade our world in a majorway.Computers and Modern Perspectives is a wide-ranging and comprehensive textbook that critically assesses the global technical achievements in digital technologies and how are they are applied in media; education and learning; medicine and health; free speech, democracy, and government; and war and peace.Ronald M. Baecker reviews critical ethical issues raised by computers, such as digital inclusion, security, safety, privacy,automation, and work, and discusses social, political, and ethical controversies and choices now faced by society. Particular attention is paid to new and exciting developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the issues that have arisen from our complex relationship with AI.
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548 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 24, 2019
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October 21, 2019
A well-written and interesting book covering a wide range of useful topics, albeit from a Canadian/US perspective. I've adopted it as one of the main titles for my UK-based Computer Science / Information Science "Professional Issues" module.
Some of the writing necessarily reflects the political stance of the author, but this generally happens in a very clear-cut way. As it is easy to see where this happens my students - who come from a range of different countries and political persuasions - remain free to view things differently if they wish, while still understanding from the clear exposition of the book that differing views can be as rational as their own.
Some of the writing necessarily reflects the political stance of the author, but this generally happens in a very clear-cut way. As it is easy to see where this happens my students - who come from a range of different countries and political persuasions - remain free to view things differently if they wish, while still understanding from the clear exposition of the book that differing views can be as rational as their own.
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