Technology ethics is important because it helps us address the ethical questions and principles related to the adoption, use and even the development of new technologies and associated products and services.
Technology ethics can help us prevent or mitigate the potential negative impacts of technological products and services, created through technology vulnerabilities, or design flaws, such as loss of control, privacy, and security, that may create chaos or dystopia. Collectivist technology ethics can also help us ensure that technology is fair, healthy, and respectful of the rights and dignity of users, employees, customers, and society at large. Virtue ethics can also help us humanize technology and make it more aligned with our values and goals. Technologies such as artificial intelligence enable us to leverage our capabilities and act at scale. This creates new possibilities, but also new challenges and responsibilities where ethical frameworks can help. Technology ethics can help us earn and maintain trust in technology and its applications. To learn how to apply ethical frameworks and principles to your technology work and decision-making, check out this new book: Ethics, Law and Technology: Navigating Technology Adoption Challenges.