The vision for the ETHICx Center includes the following tenets:
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Modern societies rely on technological innovations, which evolve so rapidly that society’s capacity to anticipate and understand their consequences often lags behind.
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Georgia Tech is well situated to become the leader in framing ethical concerns such as fairness, accountability, and transparency in research, practice, and educational efforts related to technology innovations.
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ETHICx engages various stakeholders in systematic ethical analyses, decision-making techniques, and technology development processes centered around the societal impacts of research, education, and innovation.
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Research on social justice and technological change is also a major thrust of the Center’s mission.
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ETHICx will be a global resource for communities, corporations, educational institutions, governments, or technologists, who are grappling with complex ethical issues related to science and technology.