The Development of Digital Technology Ethics in Chinese Enterprises:Evolution,Progress,and Future Approaches
The development of digital technology has brought about a shift in digitization and intelligence,and ethical issues such as data security,algorithmic discrimination,digital divide,and live streaming chaos have also emerged.Promoting the healthy development of corporate digital technology ethics has become an important issue.The evolution of digital technology ethics in Chinese enterprises can be divided into three stages.Before 2015,network and information security were the early manifestations of technology ethics;From 2015 to 2021,technological ethics were explicitly proposed and artificial intelligence was included in it;Since 2022,the content of corporate digital technology ethics has been refined and expanded.The progress made by Chinese enterprises in digital technology ethics is mainly reflected in the keeping up with the times of their concerns,the continuous improvement of the government regulatory system,and the continuous follow-up of regulatory institutions.The construction of self-discipline systems for enterprises is constantly enriched,and the establishment of a technology ethics committee and disclosure of ethical governance situations to the public are starting,Industry organizations,nationwide digital technology ethics education and training,as well as the increasing role of media supervision,are widely carried out in the social ecology.However,in order to effectively respond to the rapidly changing digital technology and the new ethical issues it brings,there are still some problems in the ethical governance of digital technology in Chinese enterprises,such as a general lack of awareness of digital technology ethics,overly superficial governance practices,insufficient supply of regulatory systems,relatively lagging institutional settings,and weak education.In response to the above issues,guided by the overall approach of multi subject co governance in digital technology ethics,we can continuously strengthen the ethical governance of digital technology in Chinese enterprises from the perspectives of strengthening enterprise self-discipline and autonomy,strengthening government supervision,guiding and supporting industry organizations,and optimizing social ecology,in order to achieve the healthy development of digital technology.
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