The future of computer ethics: You ain't seen nothin' yet!

  • Authors:
  • James H. Moor

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Philosophy, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA E-mail: James.Moor@Dartmouth.edu

  • Venue:
  • Ethics and Information Technology
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

The computer revolution can beusefully divided into three stages, two ofwhich have already occurred: the introductionstage and the permeation stage. We have onlyrecently entered the third and most importantstage – the power stage – in which many ofthe most serious social, political, legal, andethical questions involving informationtechnology will present themselves on a largescale. The present article discusses severalreasons to believe that future developments ininformation technology will make computerethics more vibrant and more important thanever. Computer ethics is here to stay!