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Title: The assumptions of computing

Conference ·
OSTI ID:111337
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  1. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

The use of computers, like any technological activity, is not content-neutral. Users of computers constantly interact with assumptions regarding worthwhile activity which are embedded in any computing system. Directly questioning these assumptions in the context of computing allows us to develop an understanding of responsible computing.

OSTI ID:
111337
Report Number(s):
CONF-941133-; TRN: 95:005753-0011
Resource Relation:
Conference: Meeting on ethics in the computer age, Gatlinburg, TN (United States), 11-13 Nov 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Ethics in the computer age. Conference proceedings; Kizza, J.M. [ed.]; PB: 219 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English