AI and Ethical Responsibility
Spring 2024
Published in 1971 and heavily influenced by the significant societal upheaval of its era, Victor Papanek’s Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change continues to be one of the most studied books on modern design. Papanek’s pioneering examination of social design — and the political, economic, and environmental factors that impact it — also offers a path forward today in relation to the use of AI tools in art and design, according to SCADpro Fund director Ray Crowell. Papanek’s emphasis on ethical, intellectual, and artistic responsibility serves as a guiding light for artists and designers, becoming the moral compass that should steer the future of AI-infused endeavors, Crowell writes in his review of Design for the Real World.
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