CULTURAL AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT #3: REVIEW OF CHAPTER 6
Instructions: In 3-5 pages double-spaced, Times Roman print, please answer the following questions in an essay format. You should include your own theories/analysis based on the assigned reading(s) and Case Study for this chapter. While answering each question, you should demonstrate your ability to analyze the issue(s) thoroughly.
1. What are we owed when we are harmed by automation? Who owes us something? Corporations? Government?
2. Should we institute a “Robot Tax” as a way to disincentivize the replacement of human workers or to make up for payroll taxes when workers are displaced?
3. Are there any aspects of our lives that should never be automated? What are they? What criteria do you use to make that judgment?
4. Do you think that government needs to intervene in some way to ensure that automation doesn’t undermine human well-being? What should governments do?