數字社會中的分散化——一個設計反論（Computers and Society）

• 2020 年 1 月 8 日
• 筆記

數字社會伴隨著一個設計反論：技術方面，如物聯網、無處不在的系統，在我們日常生活的互聯設備中，如智慧手機、智慧恆溫器、自動駕駛汽車等，允許分散式的本地智慧。另一方面，大數據的收集和存儲以高度集中的方式進行管理，導致隱私被侵犯、監控行為、歧視和隔離的社會現象。分散式和分散系統設計的區別是什麼？如今我們的數據處理是如何「分散式」的？集中式設計會破壞自主性嗎？所實施技術的權力下放程度是否會影響倫理和社會層面，例如社會公正？權力下放能帶來可持續性嗎？數字技術的分散化和城市發展的分散化之間是否有相似之處？

原文標題：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

原文鏈接：https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.01511