A New Link in the Chain of Technological Development
Comments on the Notion of Engaging Technologies
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https://doi.org/10.52712/issn.1850-0013-774Keywords:
engaging technologies, technological development, assessment, politicsAbstract
This article addresses the notion of engaging technologies proposed by Miguel Ángel Quintanilla, placing it in the context of this author’s elaborations on technological development. Specifically, we argue that the concept of engaging technologies introduces a novel normative framework that aims to foster a holistic and, simultaneously, alternative approach to technological development as it currently exists. Moreover, this notion serves as a conceptual lens through which the very idea of technological development can be critically examined. We also delineate certain characteristics of this concept by employing examples derived from the realm of artificial intelligence. In doing so, we illustrate how the principles of engaging technologies can be applied to contemporary technological advancements. Furthermore, we assert that Quintanilla’s proposal inherently embodies a political and ethical perspective on present and future societies that entails commitments to specific ends in the design and production of artificial worlds, aligning itself with a vision of what constitutes a life worth living.
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