Algorithms and Autonomy: The Ethics of Automated Decision Systems

Alan Rubel; Clinton Castro; Adam Pham

doi:10.1017/9781108895057

Algorithms influence every facet of modern life: criminal justice, education, housing, entertainment, elections, social media, news feeds, work… the list goes on. Delegating important decisions to machines, however, gives rise to deep moral concerns about responsibility, transparency, freedom, fairness, and democracy. Algorithms and Autonomy connects these concerns to the core human value of autonomy in the contexts of algorithmic teacher evaluation, risk assessment in criminal sentencing, predictive policing, background checks, news feeds, ride-sharing platforms, social media, and election interference. Using these case studies, the authors provide a better understanding of machine fairness and algorithmic transparency. They explain why interventions in algorithmic systems are necessary to ensure that algorithms are not used to control citizens' participation in politics and undercut democracy. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Algorithms and Autonomy
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Algorithms and Autonomy - Title page
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The Ethics of Automated Decision Systems
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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Part I - Some Cases, Some Ground Clearing
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1 - Introduction
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2 - Autonomy, Agency, and Responsibility
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Part II - Respecting Persons, What We Owe Them
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3 - What Can Agents Reasonably Endorse?
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4 - What We Informationally Owe Each Other
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Part III - Ensuring the Conditions of Agency
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5 - Freedom, Agency, and Information Technology
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6 - Epistemic Paternalism and Social Media
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Part IV - The Responsibilities of Agents
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7 - Agency Laundering and Information Technologies
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8 - Democratic Obligations and Technological Threats to Legitimacy
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9 - Conclusions and Caveats
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References
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Contents

Algorithms and Autonomy
pp i-ii

Algorithms and Autonomy - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-vii

Acknowledgments
pp viii-x

Part I - Some Cases, Some Ground Clearing
pp 1-42

1 - Introduction
pp 3-20

2 - Autonomy, Agency, and Responsibility
pp 21-42

Part II - Respecting Persons, What We Owe Them
pp 43-96

3 - What Can Agents Reasonably Endorse?
pp 45-69

4 - What We Informationally Owe Each Other
pp 70-96

Part III - Ensuring the Conditions of Agency
pp 97-134

5 - Freedom, Agency, and Information Technology
pp 99-118

6 - Epistemic Paternalism and Social Media
pp 119-134

Part IV - The Responsibilities of Agents
pp 135-188

7 - Agency Laundering and Information Technologies
pp 137-162

8 - Democratic Obligations and Technological Threats to Legitimacy
pp 163-183

9 - Conclusions and Caveats
pp 184-188

References
pp 189-203

Index
pp 204-206

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