Cultural Implications of Tech CS 340 CHAPTER 6 HOW COMPUTING IS CHANGING WHO WE ARE FALL 2015

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1 Cultural Implications of Tech CS 340 CHAPTER 6 HOW COMPUTING IS CHANGING WHO WE ARE FALL 2015 Ch. 6 How Computing is Changing Who We Are Page 195, Brinkman s Ethics in a Computing Culture Computing is transforming our sense of personal identity, affecting the meaning and significance of our interpersonal relationships Google and Wikipedia are changing the way we construct knowledge Whether these changes are beneficial or detrimental is the subject of heated debate. Pocket Guardian App App for behavior monitoring focus/pocket guardian app developed by maryland dadsdetects cyberbullying sexting 1

2 Suppose you are a parent of a 15 year old. Would you be interested in Pocket Guardian? A. Likely interested B. Unsure C. No, it won t do enough to protect my kid. D. No, my 15 year old won t be allowed to have a device. Likely interested Unsure No, it won t do enough to prote.. No, my 15 year old won t be a... Does technology create new problems? Cell phone interruptions. 2

3 Is this a *NEW* problem? Sara Baase s A Gift of Fire: Often, technology merely places old problems into a new context. Example: The landline telephone 1897 article, about NY Gov. Chauncey Depew. unwanted intrusion, unwelcome interruption Could now be used to describe cell phone & text messages. Bullying Cyber-bullying Compare and Contrast class discussion Six unforgettable cyberbullying cases unforgettable cyber bullying cases/ Stalking Cyber-stalking Compare and Contrast class discussion bullocks 911 callplayed in court during stalking case/ 3

4 Oversharing to a few the world Compare and Contrast class discussion on media roundupgeotagging safety Things to focus on: Adam Savage twitter example Wired magazine experiment Know about geotagging Article: Your photos say where you ve been and where you are going. photo tracking big data privacy/ Distracted driving Does the Internet introduce new, unique issues and dangers? What kind of statistics/facts have you heard? Distracted driving: Parenthood (1989) scene vs. Impact of choices Thinking about the choice to adopt new technology in our lives. 4

5 Amish Ideals Principles: Gelassenheit Ordnung Humility Modesty Patience Conformity to goals and community activity Other concepts: No single governing body Different groups: Old Order, Mennonites, Brethren The Amish Viewpoint on Technology Adoption Central question: does it bring us together or draw us apart? Ex. Telephone Ex. Gas grill Does this bring us together or draw us apart? SKYPE FACETIME 5

6 The set of rules that the Amish follow is A. Gelassenheit B. Gesundheit C. Ordnung D. Regeln Gelassenheit Gesundheit Ordnung Regeln Ch. 6 How Computing is Changing Who We Are Case 6.1: Kratos and Poseidon s Princess Jamal is the father of two sons who want to play the game. The only way to finish a level is to kill the princess. 6

7 What would Aristotle say about the kids playing this game? A. Video games are pretend so what is the big deal? B. It is wrong to use people as means to an end. C. Mimicking violent and evil acts will not help the boys develop virtuous habits. D. It s okay as long as the boys get their homework done first. Video games are pretend so wha... It is wrong to use people as mea.. Mimicking violent and evil acts... It s okay as long as the boys get... What would Kant say about the kids playing this game? A. Video games are pretend so what is the big deal? B. It is wrong to use people as means to an end. C. Mimicking violent and evil acts will not help the boys develop virtuous habits. D. It s okay as long as the boys get their homework done first. Video games are pretend so wha... It is wrong to use people as mea.. Mimicking violent and evil acts... It s okay as long as the boys get... Case 6.2 Virtual Two Timing Mitch and Meghan play an online game. Meghan is dating mutual friend Erik IRL In the game there is sweetheart s day, and Mitch and Meghan s characters wear banners proclaiming love for each other. 7

8 Opinion: Is Meghan being unfaithful to Erik with this behavior? A. Yes B. No C. Maybe Yes No Maybe Opinion Question: Is it possible to date/be in a relationship with someone that you have never met? A. Yes B. No Book section 6.5.3, pp Is Cyberdating really dating? Yes No The Internet and Self Self concept, p Article for discussion: Facebook causes envy on unprecedented scale causes envy on anunprecedented scale.html 8

9 Sociopathic behavior on the Internet Dissocial personality disorder, definition quote, top of page 196 Types: Cyberbully: uses the Internet to harass a particular target, often using fake identities or public Web sites to enable harassment; often chooses targets known in real life Troll: posts in a public forum or chat room, with the goal of either subverting the conversation or otherwise provoking an emotional response Target example: Griefer: online version of a spoilsport; enjoys making other players not enjoy online games ETHICS IN A COMPUTING CULTURE 25 Antisocial definition ETHICS IN A COMPUTING CULTURE 26 A posts in a forum with the goal of provoking an emotional response. A. Griefer B. Troll Griefer Troll 9

10 Addiction From Quinn s Ethics in the Information Age Addiction definition: persistent, compulsive use of a substance despite knowledge of harmful consequences. Some psychologists extend that to persistent, compulsive behavior despite knowledge. Kimberly Young s Internet Addiction test based on a gambling criteria: tests/ Scoring test: tools.com/internet addiction test/ Reliability of test: pdf A person can be addicted to online activities. What is your opinion on that statement above? A. Strongly Agree B. Agree C. Somewhat Agree D. Neutral E. Somewhat Disagree F. Disagree G. Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree Agree Somewhat Agree Neutral Somewhat Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Social Network & Graph Terms: Nodes /vertices = Interconnected objects Edges = links/lines that connect Theories Traditional: 6 degrees of separation 67 Prof. Stanley Milgram s experiment (6.5 steps), page 210 Modern: nology/between you and me 4 74 degrees.html?_r=1& Note figure Note between US residents figure ETHICS IN A COMPUTING CULTURE 30 10

11 How the Internet Changes How We Know Epistemology: study of the nature of knowledge and how we know what we know Acquired: Indirect Direct Growing role of intentional bias in finding information ETHICS IN A COMPUTING CULTURE : Homophily Homophily: the tendency for people to have close friendships primarily with people similar to themselves When searching for information about political issues on the Internet, would you prefer that the pages be sorted by quality only, or would you like your beliefs taken into account, so that highquality pages that agree with you are shown closer to the top than high-quality pages that disagree with you? Would you prefer to see online advertisements that are randomly selected, or would you prefer to see advertisements for things that your friends like? ETHICS IN A COMPUTING CULTURE : Expert fear of Wikipedia In evaluating the quality of information you use in your academic work, how important is it to you that the author is an expert in the topic? For example, would you be more likely to trust a Wikipedia article on U.S. history if the author is a history professor, instead of an average person? Why or why not? Crowdsourcing Wisdom of Crowds ETHICS IN A COMPUTING CULTURE 33 11

12 What do we call the fact that a large group's aggregated answers to questions involving quantity estimation, general world knowledge, and spatial reasoning has generally been found to be as good as, and often better than, the answer given by any of the individuals within the group. A. Homophily B. Epistemology C. Crowd sourcing D. Wisdom of the crowds Homophily Epistemology Crowd sourcing Wisdom of the crowds 12