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The ethics of algorithms

Mapping the debate

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ID5260780
AuthorsBrent Mittelstadt (0000-0002-4709-6404, University of Oxford, corresponding author), Brent Daniel Mittelstadt, Patrick Allo (0000-0001-8809-2170, University of Oxford), Mariarosaria Taddeo (0000-0002-1181-649X, Turing Institute), Sandra Wachter (0000-0003-3800-0113, Turing Institute), Luciano Floridi (0000-0002-5444-2280, Turing Institute)
Year2016
Volume3
Issue2
Publication date2016-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBig Data & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2053-9517 • E-ISSN: 2053-9517
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/2053951716679679
OpenAlexW2557671501
LanguageEN
Citations received536
References cited100

In information societies, operations, decisions and choices previously left to humans are increasingly delegated to algorithms, which may advise, if not decide, about how data should be interpreted and what actions should be taken as a result. More and more often, algorithms mediate social processes, business transactions, governmental decisions, and how we perceive, understand, and interact among ourselves and with the environment. Gaps between the design and operation of algorithms and our understanding of their ethical implications can have severe consequences affecting individuals as well as groups and whole societies. This paper makes three contributions to clarify the ethical importance of algorithmic mediation. It provides a prescriptive map to organise the debate. It reviews the current discussion of ethical aspects of algorithms. And it assesses the available literature in order to identify areas requiring further work to develop the ethics of algorithms

Algorithm · Data science · Economics · Management science · Mediation · Social science · Sociology · Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education · Computer Science · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI · Ethics in Clinical Research

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