Herman Tavani

Herman T. Tavani, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Rivier University and a visiting scholar at the Harvard School of Public Health. The author or editor of more than 100 publications, he has written or edited five books on ethical aspects of information technology, including his textbook Ethics and Technology which will soon be available in a fourth edition. Tavani has presented keynote addresses and scholarly papers at institutions throughout Europe and in Japan, as well as at colleges and universities throughout the U.S.

Contact

Herman Tavani
Nashua, NH 03062
htavani@rivier.edu
Phone: 603-809-9010

Available Program Formats: In person or online presentations 

Herman Tavani's Programs

Ethical Aspects of Converging and Emerging Technologies: Some New Challenges in an Era of AI Chatbots

Ethical Aspects of Converging and Emerging Technologies: Some New Challenges in an Era of AI Chatbots

Information technology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology have converged in ways that were not easily anticipated. As a result, new fields of applied ethics, such as digital ethics and AI ethics, have also emerged in response to the cluster of ethical problems generated by recent technologies. Herman Tavani examines a range of ethical issues – from privacy and autonomy to trust and dependency. He also considers the question: What does it mean to be human in an age of AI and Chatbots?

 

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