Computing, Ethics, & Society

CS 396: Fall 2021

Computing, Ethics, & Society

Assignments > Identity Journal 3

Due on Tue, 10/05 @ 11:59PM.

Consider the following quote from Benjamin:

“…the desire for objectivity, efficiency, profitability, and progress fuels the pursuit of technical fixes across many different social arenas” (p. 7)

Given three of the values named above – objectivity, efficiency, and progress – pick one and define it in your own words. Then, think of an example of a technical fix was pursued in the name of objectivity/efficiency/progress (whichever value you chose) that ended up under/devaluing something else – something that was perhaps even more important. Tell us about it.

When you’re done, paste your response from the Google Doc into the Canvas Assignment.