Baecker, Ronald M.,

Computers and society : modern perspectives / Ronald M. Baecker. - First edition. - xviii, 530 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue -- Opportunities : -- Digital inclusion -- Digital media and intellectual property -- Computers in education and learning -- Computers in medicine and health care -- Free speech, politics, and government -- Law and order, war and peace -- Risks : -- Security -- Safety -- Privacy -- Choices : -- Automation, work, and jobs -- Artificial intelligence, explainations, trust, responsibility, and justice -- Lifestyle -- Epilogue -- Afterword: Developments in autumn 2018.0 Part I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Part II. 7. 8. 9. Part III. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

"Computers and Society: Modern Perspectives is a wide-ranging and comprehensive textbook that critically assesses the global technical achievements in digital technologies and how are they are applied in media; education and learning; medicine and health; free speech, democracy, and government; and war and peace."--Publisher's website.

0198827091 9780198827092 0198827083 9780198827085


Computers--Social aspects.
Information technology--Social aspects.
Computers and civilization.
Artificial intelligence--Social aspects.

QA76.9.C66 / B34 2019

303.4834