"Technology is not neutral at all, there are always political and social meanings attached to it", says philosopher Mark Coeckelbergh. (Photo: University of Vienna)
In line with the current Semester Question "How are we living in the digital future?", the philosopher Mark Coeckelbergh addresses with his research the cause and effects of digitisation entering our lives. In this he offers his take on the growing alienation of humans from their environment. uni:view: Your research focuses on the philosophy of technology, the understanding and evaluation of new developments in robotics and artificial intelligence. What are the current developments? - Mark Coeckelbergh: There are various developments, for example robots in healthcare and self-driving cars. In the case of smart technologies, algorithms are selecting things for us when we are using the Internet and social media. I think that the developments in automation are going to affect our lives more, and sooner than in the case of artificial intelligence. It's not going as fast as people think sometimes.
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