Digital Environments and Human Relations Ethical Perspectives on AI Issues

In Digital Environments and Human Ecology: New Perspectives on AI Issues, editors and contributors embark on a multidisciplinary exploration of how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the landscapes of human interactions, societal structures, and individual and collective psychologies. Discussing if and to what extent the digital environment can be considered an extension of our environment, this book investigates the profound implications of AI's integration into our daily life, emphasizing the need for a harmonious coexistence between technological advancements and human-centric values, stressing the importance of sustainability in digital development and, therefore, a renewed Human Ecology. By weaving together insights from computer science, social sciences, philosophy, and environmental studies, this book offers a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the complex relationship between humans and technology. It serves as a vital resource for policymakers, technologists, scholars, and anyone interested in the ethical and ecological implications of digital technologies in our lives.

Ethics and Digital Environments-Introduction.- Towards a Relational Ethics in AI. The Problem of Agency, The Search for Common Principles, the Pairing of Human and Artificial Agents.- Ethics of Digital Technologies: Where we are, Where we are heading towards.- Neuroergonomics for Human-Centered Technological Contexts.- AI Regulation in Europe: Exploring the Artificial Intelligence Act.- Living in Digital Ecosystems: Are we aware of this?.- Navigating European healthcare Regulations through a Historical Lens.- For a Prudential Governance of AI.- Beyond Digital Escapism.- Technological Humanism & Sustainable A.I.

Adriano Fabris is full Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Pisa, where he also teaches Ethics of Communication. At the same University, he is director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Research in Communication. He is president of the National Society of Philosophy, Italy (Consulta Nazionale di Filosofia), and a member of the Board of Directors of the Golinelli Foundation. He is currently co-PI of the Transversal Project on AI Ethics and Deontology of the PNRR Fair Project. He is also director of the research Institute ReTe (Religions and Theology) of the University of Lugano (USI), Faculty of Theology, Switzerland. In this field, he promotes research on interreligious dialogue, digital religions, and an online international master's degree on Science, Philosophy and Theology of Religions. His publications include Ethics of Information and Communication Technology (Springer, Cham 2018); Trust: A Philosophical Approach (ed., Springer, Cham 2020); Ethics of Eating and Drinking: Food and Relations (Springer, Cham 2024).