Books by Safiya Umoja Noble
“When this book was published, it really changed the way many people saw search engines. It’s about how algorithms can be sexist and racist and this is true of Google search engine in particular. People tend to think of Google search engine as something very neutral, very reliable. It’s public information, like a public service. Safiya Umoja Noble reminds us that Google is a commercial enterprise, it’s not the public sphere, it’s not a public square, it’s not an NGO and, actually, racism and sexism can be quite profitable.” Read more...
The best books on Digital Ethics
Carissa Véliz, Philosopher
Interviews where books by Safiya Umoja Noble were recommended
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Zed: A Novel
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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
by Cathy O'Neil -
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Mindf*ck: Inside Cambridge Analytica’s Plot to Break the World
by Christopher Wylie -
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Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
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AI Ethics
by Mark Coeckelbergh
The best books on Digital Ethics, recommended by Carissa Véliz
The best books on Digital Ethics, recommended by Carissa Véliz
Philosophers have a lot to add to debates about digital technology and the moral issues raised by its rapid rise, argues Carissa Véliz, a professor at the University of Oxford’s Institute for Ethics in AI. Here she talks us through books for the general reader that introduce some of the challenges of digital ethics, from concerns about privacy and bias to the threat to democracy and the future of humanity.
