The Machine in the Ghost: Autonomy, Hyperconnectivity, and Residual Causality
This article will examine the unnamed and potentially devastating constraining effect of software on human autonomy. I call this concept residual causality, where software design decisions made long ago in different circumstances for different reasons constrain human action in an unknown future. The...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-09-01
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Series: | Philosophies |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/6/4/81 |