Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.21860/j.15.2.8
Fake News, Digital Technologies, and the Erosion of the Realisation of Individual Autonomy in Light of Kantian Ethics
Ivan Cerovac
orcid.org/0000-0003-3416-5295
; Filozofski fakultet, Sveučilište u Rijeci, Rijeka, Hrvatska; Teološki fakultet, Sveučilište u Ljubljani, Poljanska cesta 4, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija
Helena Drmić
Sažetak
Digital technologies have been radically transforming the epistemic environment of citizens. By creating the way citizens collect information, communicate, or make decisions, digital technologies form new epistemic practices, which provide space for some old as well as new forms of manipulation. This paper begins with an analysis of Kant’s conception of the autonomy of the will and shows how and in what cases this autonomy can be threatened. The paper continues by providing insights into how digital technologies can threaten the autonomy of citizens. It analyses the ability of AI algorithms to spread fake news and political propaganda through microtargeting and recommender systems. Furthermore, the paper considers the harmful influence of these technologies on the epistemic practices of citizens, emphasising the AI algorithm’s tendency to create epistemic bubbles or overreliance on large language models, thereby weakening individual’s judgement ability. Finally, some regulation models of these technologies are considered, and the Kantian stronghold to justify such practices is highlighted.
Ključne riječi
recommender systems; microtargeting; large language models; fake news; epistemic bubbles; heteronomy of will
Hrčak ID:
329677
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.3.2025.
Posjeta: 590 *