DocumentCode
229547
Title
Neither Pollyanna nor Chicken Little: Thoughts on the ethics of automation
Author
Holloway, C. Michael ; Knight, Jonathan C. ; McDermid, John A.
Author_Institution
NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
23-24 May 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
7
Abstract
The terms Pollyanna and Chicken Little are used as caricatures for those who are relentlessly positive and those who, in contrast, see problems in everything. Many opinions about automation in aviation tend to reflect these contrasting viewpoints. In this paper we propose the introduction of an ethical safety case as a means to reconcile these views by clearly articulating ethical issues involved in automation.
Keywords
air safety; avionics; ethical aspects; automation; aviation; ethical issues articulation; ethical safety; Accidents; Aircraft; Automation; Engines; Safety; Software; Uncertainty; argument; automation; aviation; ethics; safety case;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Ethics in Science, Technology and Engineering, 2014 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Chicago, IL
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ETHICS.2014.6893401
Filename
6893401
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