Descripción del proyecto
Un método innovador para el estudio de la automatización
La automatización ya determina una amplia gama de actividades en la vida moderna. Además, se la considera una tecnología que opera sin necesidad de participación humana. El proyecto HAAA, financiado con fondos europeos, propondrá y desarrollará un nuevo método filosófico para el estudio de la automatización, que destacará la amplia variedad de prácticas hábiles de las que dependen las tecnologías relacionadas. Basándose en estudios feministas de la tecnología, el proyecto investigará los diferentes tipos de influencia humana, revisará los procesos por los que no son visibles estas influencias y tendrá en cuenta las cuestiones éticas relacionadas con ello. La metodología propuesta se aplicará para evaluar la repercusión social de la automatización y se utilizará en estudios históricos y sociológicos sobre automatización.
Objetivo
The proposed project brings together the applicant, a promising early career researcher (Mark Thomas Young) with a prolific and internationally renowned supervisor (Mark Coeckelbergh), hosted by one of the foremost centers for the philosophy of technology in Europe (University of Vienna). The primary objective is to develop a new philosophical approach to the study of automation that challenges dominant conceptions of automation as technologies that operate without human involvement by highlighting the wide variety of ongoing skillful practices upon which they depend. Drawing on perspectives from feminist studies of technology, the project will (1) identify the different forms of human agency upon which automating technologies depend, (2) explore the processes by which they come to be hidden from view and finally (3) examine the ethical concerns surrounding their erasure. In addition to making a substantial contribution to existing literature on automation in the philosophy of technology, the theoretical approach this project develops will also be useful for historical and sociological studies of technology alongside designers interested in the social impacts of automating technologies. By proposing a novel conception of automation which is useful across disciplines, this research addresses the secondary objective of this project; to establish the project manager as a leading voice in the philosophy of technology and to provide him training and experience that will enable him to attain his long-term career goal of a permanent position in philosophy. In addition to disseminating research results through the production of articles, a journal special issue and the organization of academic events on the theme of automation, this project will also utilize forms of public outreach which are intended to raise public awareness of the human agency underlying automation and the ethical concerns associated with its erasure.
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MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EFCoordinador
1010 Wien
Austria