The Conscience of Digitalisation

Technological progress appears to know no limits in our digital world—except those imposed by ethics. As machines begin to act autonomously, the question arises as to which moral and ethical principles should guide them. Who determines how algorithms should make life-and-death decisions? Who draws the line when big data’s ability to predict individual behaviour threatens to fundamentally change the way people live together? And who bears responsibility when self-learning digital systems evolve beyond the limits of our imagination?

Trends 2030: The Conscience of Digitalisation Download