Floridi's Information Ethics as Macro-Ethics and Info-Computational Agent-Based Models

摘要: Luciano Floridi’s Information Ethics (IE) is a new theoretical foundation of Ethics. According to Floridi, ICT with all informational structures and processes generates our habitat, the Infosphere. For IE, moral action an information processing pattern. IE addresses fundamentally character interaction world, including interactions other agents. macro-ethics as it focuses on systems/networks agents their behavior. The IE’s capacity study ethical phenomena basic level underlying patterns makes unique among theories in providing conceptual framework for fundamental analysis present globalised ICT-based world. It allows computational modeling – powerful tool which increases understanding mechanisms ethics. Computational models help capturing behaviors invisible unaided mind relies exclusively shared intuitions. article presents application interpreted within Info-Computationalism. focus responsibility/accountability distribution similar communication networks Agent-based enables studying increasing complexity behavior multi-agent systems when (actors) are ranging from cellular automata softbots, robots humans. Autonomous, learning artificial intelligent technologies developing rapidly, resulting division tasks between humans robots/softbots. biggest present-day concern about autonomous fear human loss control acting inappropriately causing harm. Among inappropriate kinds ethically unacceptable one. In order assure adequate systems, artifactual should be one built-in features artifacts. Adding requirement robot/softbot does not by any means take responsibility designing, producing controlling systems. On contrary, will make explicit necessity involved such technology its conduct. Today’s used mainly complex electromechanical tools do have capability taking responsibility. But progress remarkable; quickly improving sensory motor competencies, development (synthetic) emotions adds dimensions robotics. Artifactual reasoning skills advancing significant field Social Robotics. We thus strong reasons try analyze future technological where robots/softbots so responsive that they possess morality alongside intelligence. Technological artifacts always part broader socio-technological system distributed responsibilities. autonomous, learning, morally responsible consequently several feedback loops; awareness preparedness handling risks side designers, producers, implementers, users maintenance personnel well support society at large provide response consequences use technology. This responsibilities secure safe functioning hybrid machines. provides Apart examples specific applications interpretation widely debated questions, role Levels Abstraction, naturalism complexity/diversity Ethics, offered through Info-Computationalist analysis.