HUMAN WORLD VS DIGITAL WORLD? MARJU LAURISTIN FORMER MEP, PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATION UNIVERSITY OF TARTU My. Data 2018 Helsinki
MY TOPICS • Why digital makes difference? • Do human rights matter in digital world? • Could neuroscience and AI solve human problems? • What kind of knowledge is needed in order to develop human-friendly technologies? • What kind of education is needed in order to remain humans the digital world?
PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN DIGITAL SOCIETY • European regulations make efforts to ensure high level of protection of privacy, personal freedoms and human dignity in digital society: GDPR, e-PRIVACY • Privacy protection vs commercial interests – for innovation! • Privacy protection vs political power – for democracy! • Privacy protection vs securitization of society – for personal safety! • Privacy protection vs ethical indifference – for individual dignity and autonomy!
WHAT KIND OF DIGITAL CULTURE? • Digital and cultural knowledge. Could AI create human culture? • Digital memory and right to be forgotten and forgiven. Could AI have sense of guilt? • Rationality and creativity. Robotisation of humans or humanisation of robots? • Emotional skills. Digital vs social communication
EDUCATION FOR DIGITAL FUTURE • Digital inequality in Europe and in the world • What kind of competences are crucial for the humans in order to remain masters in the digital world? • What kind of educational system is needed?