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The computer revolution can beusefully divided into three stages, two ofwhich have already occurred: the introductionstage and the permeation stage. We have onlyrecently entered the third and most importantstage – the power stage – in which many ofthe most serious social, political, legal, andethical questions involving informationtechnology will present themselves on a largescale. The present article discusses severalreasons to believe that future developments ininformation technology will make computerethics more vibrant and more important thanever. Computer ethics is here to stay!
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Moor, J.H. The future of computer ethics: You ain't seen nothin' yet!. Ethics and Information Technology 3, 89–91 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011881522593
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011881522593