The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics offers articles, case studies, videos, and other resources on ethics for journalists and others in the media field.
Internet Ethics Articles
Find information on Internet ethics, including privacy, databases and data mining, cybersecurity, the Internet of things, and the right to be forgotten.
Internet Ethics Cases
Find ethics case studies on topics in Internet ethics including privacy, hacking, social media, the right to be forgotten, and hashtag activism.
AI Ethics Literacy
A growing need, a growing list of issues, and a growing collection of resources from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
Ethics in Technology Practice
This compendium of materials is designed specifically for practice-oriented ethics training programs within the tech industry. Amid growing interest in ethical decision-making within technology companies, and in the ethical impact on society of what technology companies develop and produce, these materials aim to help prepare engineers and other tech industry professionals to address the multifaceted ethical issues that arise in their work.
Views from Silicon Valley
Commentary by Internet Ethics Program Director Irina Raicu and colleagues.
IT, Ethics, and Law Lectures Series
An ongoing series of panel discussions and lectures focused on the ethical, social, and legal implications of information technologies. Co-sponsored by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and the High Tech Law Institute, the program looks at cutting-edge technologies and the challenges they raise.
Teaching Modules
Teaching resources are a major thrust of our efforts in technology and internet ethics, with a special focus on creating material for college students.
AI and the Environment
On November 1, 2024 the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and Next 10 cosponsored a daylong conference at Santa Clara University. The event brought together academics from a variety of disciplines, industry and government representatives, as well as students and the broader public, to explore the intersection of AI and sustainability.
Internet Ethics Videos
Silicon Valley pioneers and Internet and AI thought leaders identify important ethical challenges in the online world.
The Democracy Project
This collection of essays by scholars and technologists, which developed as a collaboration between the Ethics Center and The Atlantic magazine, traces the impact of technology on democracy and suggests ways in which technology can strengthen democratic practices and institutions.
Engineering Ethics
Focusing on ethical issues confronting professionals, the Center offers materials to help engineers identify and respond to dilemmas they face. Offering case studies, curriculum, and commentary for engineering students, educators, and practitioners.
Technology Ethics
In Technology Ethics, the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics addresses issues arising from transhumanism and human enhancement ethics, catastrophic risk and ethics, religion and technology ethics, and space ethics.
Ethics in the Metaverse
There are seven points in this suggested code. Ideally, a code should be both broad and brief. If a code cannot be articulated on, say, a single page, there is a risk users will never refer to it. With brevity though, comes the risk of superficiality. We try to walk the fine line between these two.
Institute for Technology, Ethics, and Culture (ITEC)
A collaboration between the Center and the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education. The Institute convenes leaders from business, civil society, academia, government, and all faith and belief traditions, to promote deeper thought on technology’s impact on humanity.