This would be a win for Facebook and Twitter/X.
This would be a win for Facebook and Twitter/X.
Damn, haven’t thought about that book for many years.
The concept behind the story seems a lot less fictional/unlikely than it used to 20yrs ago!
“Analyzing several high-profile accidents involving complex and automated socio-technical systems and the media coverage that surrounded them, I introduce the concept of a moral crumple zone to describe how responsibility for an action may be misattributed to a human actor who had limited control over the behavior of an automated or autonomous system. Just as the crumple zone in a car is designed to absorb the force of impact in a crash, the human in a highly complex and automated system may become simply a component—accidentally or intentionally—that bears the brunt of the moral and legal responsibilities when the overall system malfunctions. While the crumple zone in a car is meant to protect the human driver, the moral crumple zone protects the integrity of the technological system, at the expense of the nearest human operator.”<
Great. Humans taking the fall for technology.
Thanks for sharing.
All too often the free and open alternatives (or these days even just the non-subscription alternatives!) involve compromising some features or convenience.
But not always.
It’s a good point/observation.
Makes me wonder how different things might be if the mainstream media were more neutral and less prone to sensationalising everything and stirring outrage.
Social media just adds another layer on top of this.