Ethics of Algorithms: In Search of Numbers and Values

Algorithmic ethics is an attempt to specify moral-philosophical questions arising from the processes of change and transformation brought about by digitisation. As a scientific endeavour, its primary goal is to identify and justify ethical criteria and principles for sustainable value creation through the responsible use of data. The aim of this book is to contribute to the positioning and extensive development potential of an independent algorithmic ethics. The central task is the conceptual description of the problem of transparency and control in the context of digital technologies. This competence or empowerment problem is made accessible to an ethical approach in order to assess it and to highlight design perspectives.