The Epistemological Foundations of the Digital Transformation and its Effects on the 2030 Agenda and Human Rights
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https://doi.org/10.14422/icade.i108.y2019.004Keywords:
fourth industrial revolution, digital transformation, technology, Foucault, SDG, human rightsAbstract
To understand the current technological developments it is necessary to go back to their conditions of possibility. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is characterized by the existence of machines and systems interconnected throughout the production process along with digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things or Big Data. How was this project possible? How did we get there? What consequences does it have for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals? The old industrial ecosystem is being transformed into a new digital ecosystem. In the intelligent factory new communication systems are applied with cyberphysical systems and sensors that facilitate decentralization and automation of decision making. At the same time, the new digital era is generating new philosophical and anthropological models that transform the classical humanist vision. Transhumanism promises to enhance and improve the human condition through technological advances; On what cosmovision does this possibility rest? In this new technological scenario, data can be used to control behavior, and forms of violation of privacy are appearing, perfecting the already announced control societies. This situation requires a rethinking of the normative principles of the new digital era. Otherwise, SDG 5, gender equality, or SDG 16, peace, justice and solid institutions, cannot be achieved.References
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