论负责任创新透明性实践的伦理可接受性

On the Ethical Acceptability of Responsible Innovation Transparency Practices

在负责任创新透明性实践的接受与伦理可接受性之间存在着不一致的状况,这促使我们从伦理规范的角度审视与透明性实践相关的监控、信任和尊重等问题。根据功利主义的道德原则,不透明的创新实践在整体结果上一定会造成比短期效益大得多的恶;而由义务论的原则出发,不透明的创新实践在动机上就带有欺骗和对人格的不尊重。作为现代技术文明背景下责任伦理学的实践探索,负责任创新透明性实践应当有相应的伦理限度,以区别于将人仅仅视为手段的数据“凝视”与监控,并营造出能够保障创新行动者知情同意、行动自主、相互信任与尊重的自由环境,给社会整体带来更大的效益。

The inconsistency between acceptance and ethical acceptability of responsible innovation transparency practices, prompts us to examine the issues of monitoring, trust, and respect from the perspective of ethical norms. According to the utilitarian ethical principle, non-transparent innovative practices must result in significantly greater harm than short-term benefits when considering overall outcomes. By the principle of deontology, non-transparent innovative practices are driven by deception and a lack of respect for individual autonomy. As a practical exploration of responsibility ethics in the context of modern technological civilization, responsible innovation transparency practice should have corresponding ethical limits, to differentiate it from data “gazing” and monitoring, which only treat people as a means. And responsible innovation transparency practice should create a free environment that can guarantee he informed consent, autonomy of action, mutual trust and respect of innovation actors, bringing greater benefits to society.