Ethics, Information, and Our "It-from-Bit" Universe
26 Feb 2018
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Bynum Terrell Ward
Using information technology, humans have brought about the Information
Revolution, which is changing the world faster and more profoundly than ever
before. How is this possible?..An answer is suggested by comments of James Moor,
regarding Logical Malleability, in his classic paper, What Is Computer Ethics?,
1985. The present essay combines Moor's ideas with the hypothesis that all
physical entities, including spacetime and the universe as a whole, are dynamic
data structures. To show the usefulness of taking such an approach, in both
physics and information ethics, a suggested it from bit model of the universe
is briefly sketched, and relevant predictions are offered about the future of
computer and information ethics.(read more)