'Technology is Not Neutral' by Stephanie Hare (Internet Book Club 25)

The Coffeehouse is the new home of the Internet & Technology Book Club, and presents volume 25: Technology Is Not Neutral: A Short Guide to Technology Ethics by Stephanie Hare. This book is a great starting point to talk ethics, philosophy, culture, and the role of gender in technology.

"A compelling call to develop a culture of technology ethics."
Carissa Véliz, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Oxford

"This is an extremely useful guide to thinking about what we should ask of technology."
Adam Segal, Director of Digital and Cyberspace Policy

"Essential reading... a practical guide to the increasingly critical field of tech ethics."
Financial Times, a pick for 'The Best Books of 2022 So Far'

Dr. Stephanie Hare is a noted expert, researcher, broadcaster and author in the fields of technology, politics and history. In this book Dr Hare provides an overview of technology ethics, guiding the reader through whether technology can be neutral, where we draw the line when it comes to technology ethics and how we can apply these ideas to real-world examples.

• Listen to the Women in Tech Podcast (Ethics and Technology: Can they coexist?), where Stephanie discusses what motivated her to write the book, highlighting her concerns regarding how technology is deployed.
• Read about 'Technology is Not Neutral' on the publisher's website.
• Download the ITSPmagazine podcast episode about 'Technology Is Not Neutral'.

The meetup is scheduled for Tuesday 30 May 2023 at 6pm, and will last for 90 minutes.

This meetup is online; the room opens at five to the hour to give you time to join. You can join in a web browser or by using the dedicated app, more details are in the help article:
https://support.ringcentral.com/video/joining-scheduling/joining-meeting-ringcentral-app-desktop-web.html

We have a few guidelines for everyone who attends, which you are asked to respect:

• Please read the book, or at least become familiar it, ahead of time;
• Everyone must attend with both a microphone and camera;
• No self promotion;
• Everyone is curious, nobody is an expert;
• Include and respect everyone who turns up.

If you have any comments, questions or topics want to discuss, please use the comments below.

The main image for this meetup is Stephanie Hare with the cover of the book. The secondary image for this session was generated by **craiyon.com**, and demonstrates that AI drawing tools are a bit pathetic.