The Information Age: Ethics, Technology, and Disruption

Information Age

Period marked by rapid information technology growth.

1. Check Credentials

2. Look for bias

3. Read the “About us”

4. Check the Dates

5. Check out the Source

6. Suspect the Sensational

7. Interrogate URLs

8. Judge Hard

How to spot fake news

Oxford University Press

OUP

OUP

says that, today,

"objective facts are less influential in shaping public

opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief."

Interconnection

Information transparency

Technical assistance

Decentralized decisions

Four key themes that are the hallmark of present industries

4IR, or Industry 4.0

It was coined by German engineer and

economist Klaus Schwab, founder of the World

Economic Forum, an NGO think tank in Switzerland.

Klaus Schwab

German engineer and

economist _____, founder of the World

Economic Forum, an NGO think tank in Switzerland.

2010s

years where the 3G to 4G upgrade happened

2020s

years where 4G to 5G upgrade happened, which would mean even faster

Internet speed.

90%, 30%

- In 2010, over __ of data was stored on local servers.

By 2019, public cloud storage held __ of the share,

with expectations of continued growth in consumer and

enterprise adoption.

increased efficiency, expanded data capacity, remote access, and flexible device usage.

Benefits of cloud storage include

3G to 4G upgrade

enabled faster internet speeds, allowing seamless streaming on platforms like Netflix and Spotify.

allowed real-time sharing of life events on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

played a critical role in accelerating the advancements of streaming, social media, e-commerce, and AI during the 2010s.

MIS Quarterly

In Richard Mason’s article, _____ , he

proposed four major issues of information

ethics of the information age. The issues go by the acronym PAPA.

electronic brains

was born in 1970s who

wanted to have their own personal computer

internet

was developed during 1970s by

United states department of defense.

Alan Turing

was hired in 1936 to break the

engima code. He created Bombe to read the

enigma.

Printing press

- is a device that applies pressure to an inked surface lying on a medium.

John Bardeen and Walter Brattain

Invented the transistor in 1947

Hieroglyphics

ancient egyptian from 2900

Cuneiform

ancient sumerian from 3000 B.C

Chinese small script

from qin dynasty in 200 B.C

Fiber-optic cables

Enable billions of bits transmitted per minute.

Personal computer

Individual computing device popularized in the 1970s.

World Wide Web

Developed in early 1990s for commercial use.

Electronic mail (e-mail)

Convenient method for sending messages electronically.

Privacy, Accuracy, Property, Accessibility.

Four ethical issues (PAPA)

Privacy

Concern over personal data security in technology.

Rapid growth of information technology specifically in terms of surveillance, communication, computation, storage and retrieval.

Increased value of information in decision-making

Accuracy

Importance of reliable information in decision-making.

Property

Complex issues surrounding intellectual property rights.

Mason states that the issue on ____ is the

most complex of the four.

Accessibility

Ease of access to information and technology.

John Waters

Describe info age as a time when information got ahead of humankind and grew at a speed that we were unprepared to handle.

Richard O. Mason

an American professor and science

philosopher, sounded the call for the ethical use

of information.

Enigma code

was used by Germans to

transcribe their messages in encryption using

machine called inigma.

Bombe

an electromechanical machine

designed by Turing to break the enigma code.

Gordon Gould

American physicist that discovered optical amplifier

Johannes Gutenberg

Inventor of the printing press in the 15th century.

Claude E. Shannon

a cryptographer who met

Turing in 1943. He wrote a landmark paper

proposing that all information can be encoded as a

series of 1 and 0.

Steve Wozniak

built a simple computer around

8080-microprocessor.

Steve Jobs

he is a friend of Steve Wozniak, called

the computer he built APPLE 1.

Bill Gates

he realized that PCs needed a software

and sold his microsoft programs.

Harvard Mark 1

a 50-feet long

electromechanical computer, which was capable

of solving in seconds

Cloud services

Online storage solutions replacing physical media.

Surveillance technology

Monitoring systems raising privacy concerns.

Information Age

Period marked by rapid technological advancements.

Cloud Storage

Remote data storage with increased efficiency and capacity.

4G Network

- Internet speeds up to ten times than that of its predecessor

-Download speeds increased from 1.5 to 15 megabits per second (Mbit/s).

-Download an 800MB video in 43 seconds”

3G Network

-Age of calling Texting

-Internet connectivity for mobile phone user and;

-Download an 800MB video from five hours

Streaming Services

Platforms for real-time media consumption like Netflix.

Telemedicine

a way for doctors to deliver diagnosis

and clinical services to patients around the clock and

despite barriers brought by physical and social

distancing and geographic distance.

Edge Computing

Data processing closer to the source, reducing latency.

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Era defined by AI, robotics, and digital transformation.

AI Growth

Improvement in data structuring from 9% to 13%.

Big Data

Massive data sets analyzed for insights and trends.

Decade of Disruption

2010s characterized by transformative technological changes.

Public Cloud Storage

30% market share in 2019, growing rapidly.

Mobile Connectivity

Ability to access internet services on mobile devices.

Social Media Evolution

Platforms enabling real-time sharing of life events.

Data Capacity

Amount of data that can be stored and accessed.

Robotic Surgery

Surgical procedures assisted by robotic technology.

Autonomous Vehicles

Self-driving cars using AI for navigation.

Global Internet Data Growth

Increased from 2 zetabytes in 2010 to 41 in 2019.

Industry 4.0

described as a period marked

by the blurring of the divides between the physical,

digital, and biological worlds.

Data Indexing

Organizing data for easier retrieval and referencing.

Consumer Adoption

Increase in public use of cloud technologies.

Real-Time Data Analysis

Immediate processing of data for timely insights.

Interconnection

Seamless connection via IoT (Internet of Things) and IoP (Internet of People).

Internet of Things (IoT)

Network of interconnected devices and sensors.

Internet of People (IoP)

Connectivity among individuals through technology.

Information Transparency

Accessible information for informed decision-making.

Technical Assistance

Technology aiding humans in decision-making tasks.

Disinformation

False information created to cause harm.

Mal-information

information that is based on reality, used to inflict harm

on a person, social group, organization, or country

Misinformation

information that is false but not created with the

intention of causing harm

Fake News

defined as news stories or articles that are false (i.e.,

the story itself is fabricated, without any supporting fact,

source, or quotation to vet its veracity)

Cyber Physical Systems

Systems capable of autonomous decision-making.

Decentralized Decisions

Independent decision-making by cyber physical systems in Industry 4.0.

Post-truth Era

Facts less influential than personal beliefs.

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Award given for significant contributions to peace.

Maria Ressa

Filipino journalist and Nobel laureate.

Self-driving Vehicles

Autonomous vehicles using AI for navigation.

Conversational AIs

AI systems designed for human-like dialogue.

Augmented Reality

Overlaying digital information on the real world.

Virtual Reality

Immersive digital environments simulated for users.

Fact-checking

Verifying information for accuracy and truth.

Check Credentials

Verify the qualifications of information sources.

Look for Bias

Identify potential partiality in information presented.

Interrogate URLs

Analyze web addresses for authenticity.

Judge Hard

Critically assess information before acceptance.