构建数字化世界的伦理秩序

伴随着数字化转型和数字中国的建设,一个与现实世界平行的数字世界正在诞生。历史地看,数字塑造了我们对世界和人类自己的认知。数字化转型将进一步拓展人类的认知空间和认知手段,释放生产力,改变人们的思维和行为方式。然而,数字化世界中的人和物的虚拟性与“脱域”特征,引发了数字世界的伦理问题,因此亟待建构和完善数字世界的伦理秩序。文章总结了现有的科技伦理学介入数字化进程的3条路径：对“数据主义”的批判、伦理嵌入算法和道德物化,以及通过法律和政策调控的负责任创新;提出塑造数字化世界的伦理秩序必须提高数字化时代民众参与数字化转型和治理的能力;建议要像花大力气建设数字化基础设施那样,提升数字化时代公众的数字能力。

Constructing Ethical Order of Digital World

With the digital transformation and the construction of digital China, a digital world parallel to the real world is being born. Historically, numbers have shaped our perception of the world and human beings. Digital transformation will further expand human cognitive space and means, release productivity, and change the way people think and behave. However, the virtuality and "outof domain" characteristics of people and things in the digital world have caused ethical problems in the digital world. Therefore, it is urgent to construct and improve the ethical order of the digital world. The article summarizes the existing three paths of scientific and technological ethics involved in the digitalization process:the criticism of "Dataism", the embedding of ethics into algorithms and moral materialization, and the responsible innovation through legal and policy regulation. It proposes to shape the ethical order of the digital world. The ability of people to participate in digital transformation and governance in the digital age must be improved. It is recommended to improve the digital capabilities of the public in the digital age just like spending great efforts to build digital infrastructure.