Cryptocurrency is often touted as having several advantages over traditional currency. These include: But first, you have to look at are all of these even true. (Remember, some people believe that the ends justify the means, and if there is an advantage overall, they may exaggerate it to get you to convert.) Converting Bitcoin into…
Cryptocurrency is a digital currency designed to work as a medium of exchange through a computer network that is not reliant on any central authority, such as a government or bank, to uphold or maintain it. It is decentralized digital money that is based on blockchain technology and secured by cryptography. To understand cryptocurrency, one needs to…
… and if so, should we let it? Technology taking jobs is a constant topic of discussion. We might think of it from recent events such as Chat GPT and other forms of Artificial Intelligence taking jobs away from copywriters, artist, etc. However, this discussion as been going on for years. You might has how…
Hello, and welcome to the Technology and Ethics class. I am an Assistant Professor of Computer Science, teaching both in the software engineering and information technology fields. During my career, I’ve worked with new and emerging technologies regularly, including search, virtual reality, privacy, and now artificial technology. I’ve even worked with new technologies, which have…
There are several approaches to ethics that can help people be in a better position to make a sound ethical decision. Three common approaches to ethics include virtue ethics, consequentialist ethics, and deontological or duty-based ethics. We’re going to focus on Consequential ethics, i.e. is the end result good, and duty-based ethics, i.e. is this action right? Consequentialism Consequentialism…
The difference between ethical and legal is that legal concerns are based on formal, enforceable rules, while ethical concerns involve moral principles that may not have legal consequences3. Legal issues are those that are defined by law, while ethical issues are those that are based on personal values2. Something can be legal but not ethical5,…
A project can easily go off the rails in a lot of different ways, often without people being able to see it because they are so close to the project. Therefore, it is important to find ways to stay on track. Here are some things to look out for to ensure your project doesn’t go…
One approach to dealing with deadlocks is to allow deadlocks to occur and to provide means for detection and recovery. Recovery from a deadlock can be accomplished by destroying one or more of the processes involved in the deadlock, or by removing some of the resources held by the deadlocked processes. The banker’s algorithm emulates…
