数字社会中的分散化——一个设计反论(Computers and Society)

数字社会伴随着一个设计反论:技术方面,如物联网、无处不在的系统,在我们日常生活的互联设备中,如智能手机、智能恒温器、自动驾驶汽车等,允许分布式的本地智能。另一方面,大数据的收集和存储以高度集中的方式进行管理,导致隐私被侵犯、监控行为、歧视和隔离的社会现象。分布式和分散系统设计的区别是什么?如今我们的数据处理是如何“分散式”的?集中式设计会破坏自主性吗?所实施技术的权力下放程度是否会影响伦理和社会层面,例如社会公正?权力下放能带来可持续性吗?数字技术的分散化和城市发展的分散化之间是否有相似之处?

原文标题:Computers and Society:Decentralization in Digital Societies — A Design Paradox

原文:Digital societies come with a design paradox: On the one hand, technologies, such as Internet of Things, pervasive and ubiquitous systems, allow a distributed local intelligence in interconnected devices of our everyday life such as smart phones, smart thermostats, self-driving cars, etc. On the other hand, Big Data collection and storage is managed in a highly centralized fashion, resulting in privacy-intrusion, surveillance actions, discriminatory and segregation social phenomena. What is the difference between a distributed and a decentralized system design? How "decentralized" is the processing of our data nowadays? Does centralized design undermine autonomy? Can the level of decentralization in the implemented technologies influence ethical and social dimensions, such as social justice? Can decentralization convey sustainability? Are there parallelisms between the decentralization of digital technology and the decentralization of urban development?

原文作者:Evangelos Pournaras

原文链接:https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.01511