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Books and Editorial Work
This collection brings together Professor Taddeo’s major single-authored books, edited volumes, and invited editorial contributions that have shaped international debates on digital ethics, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and defence technology.
Through authorship, edited collections, and journal leadership, this body of work establishes foundational frameworks for understanding how emerging digital technologies intersect with national security, governance, and global policy.
The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Defence
With the rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence across all sectors, each day we are faced with urgent questions around how this technology can be used safely and effectively-and nowhere are these questions more complex than in the defence sector. Mariarosaria Taddeo provides a conceptual yet applicable and systematic analysis of the issues that arise with the use of AI in defence, broadening the conversation in an underdiscussed area and offering practical recommendations for policy-makers and practitioners.
The book provides a comprehensive view of the ethical challenges around AI and explores real-world examples of how AI can be employed, including intelligence analysis, cyber warfare, and autonomous weapon systems. Centering her argument around the autonomy and learning capabilities of AI technologies, Taddeo creates a coherent ethical framework based in AI ethics and Just War theory to answer the question how can AI in defence be used for good and support policy-makers and practitioners to make informed choices when developing an ethical governance of AI in defence.
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"This is a groundbreaking work that brilliantly analyses the critical ethical challenges surrounding AI in defence. Mariarosaria Taddeo's masterful analysis, anchored in AI ethics and Just War Theory, provides an essential framework for navigating this complex landscape. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand and shape the future of AI in defence." -- Luciano Floridi, Founding Director, Digital Ethics Center, Yale University
"If ever there was an industry that is in need of ethical and legal guidelines and guardrails it is military use of Artificial Intelligence. Mariarosaria Taddeo's book is the place to look for fresh and innovative thinking on this pressing subject." -- Dennis Broeders, Professor of Global Security and Technology, Leiden University, the Netherlands
"The book provides a detailed and timely framework for discussing and analysing the ethics of AI in defence. Researchers and policy-makers will find compelling arguments on how to understand and elaborate on AI-related realities in defence, which will inform their policy priorities. These insights are helpful inmaking sense of the blurred boundaries between the present and the future, as well as between the real and the imagined." -- Justinas Lingevičius, International Affairs
The book provides a comprehensive view of the ethical challenges around AI and explores real-world examples of how AI can be employed, including intelligence analysis, cyber warfare, and autonomous weapon systems. Centering her argument around the autonomy and learning capabilities of AI technologies, Taddeo creates a coherent ethical framework based in AI ethics and Just War theory to answer the question how can AI in defence be used for good and support policy-makers and practitioners to make informed choices when developing an ethical governance of AI in defence.
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"This is a groundbreaking work that brilliantly analyses the critical ethical challenges surrounding AI in defence. Mariarosaria Taddeo's masterful analysis, anchored in AI ethics and Just War Theory, provides an essential framework for navigating this complex landscape. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand and shape the future of AI in defence." -- Luciano Floridi, Founding Director, Digital Ethics Center, Yale University
"If ever there was an industry that is in need of ethical and legal guidelines and guardrails it is military use of Artificial Intelligence. Mariarosaria Taddeo's book is the place to look for fresh and innovative thinking on this pressing subject." -- Dennis Broeders, Professor of Global Security and Technology, Leiden University, the Netherlands
"The book provides a detailed and timely framework for discussing and analysing the ethics of AI in defence. Researchers and policy-makers will find compelling arguments on how to understand and elaborate on AI-related realities in defence, which will inform their policy priorities. These insights are helpful inmaking sense of the blurred boundaries between the present and the future, as well as between the real and the imagined." -- Justinas Lingevičius, International Affairs
Mind and Machines
Editor-in-chief of Minds and Machines.
Minds & Machines publishes on the relation between human beings and technologies. This is a philosophy journal that aims to provide a forum to publish innovative, well-reasoned, scientifically grounded articles that provide conceptual analyses on topics at the intersection between cognitive philosophy, logic, epistemology, ethics and computer and data science. The journal welcomes submissions that explore philosophical inquiries concerning topics like the role of digital technologies in understanding cognitive processes, the epistemic status of disciplines like computer science and data science, the moral status of artificial intelligence agents, and the ethical and social implications of the design, development and use of digital (e.g. robotics) in our societies in different domains, ranging from healthcare to defence.
Minds & Machines publishes on the relation between human beings and technologies. This is a philosophy journal that aims to provide a forum to publish innovative, well-reasoned, scientifically grounded articles that provide conceptual analyses on topics at the intersection between cognitive philosophy, logic, epistemology, ethics and computer and data science. The journal welcomes submissions that explore philosophical inquiries concerning topics like the role of digital technologies in understanding cognitive processes, the epistemic status of disciplines like computer science and data science, the moral status of artificial intelligence agents, and the ethical and social implications of the design, development and use of digital (e.g. robotics) in our societies in different domains, ranging from healthcare to defence.
Ethics and Policies for Cyber Operations
A NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence Initiative
This book presents 12 essays that focus on the analysis of the problems prompted by cyber operations (COs). It clarifies and discusses the ethical and regulatory problems raised by the deployment of cyber capabilities by a state’s army to inflict disruption or damage to an adversary’s targets in or through cyberspace.
Written by world-leading philosophers, ethicists, policy-makers, and law and military experts, the essays cover such topics as the conceptual novelty of COs and the ethical problems that this engenders; the applicability of existing conceptual and regulatory frameworks to COs deployed in case of conflicts; the definition of deterrence strategies involving COs; and the analysis of models to foster cooperation in managing cyber crises.
Each essay is an invited contribution or a revised version of a paper originally presented at the workshop on Ethics and Policies for Cyber Warfare, organized by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in collaboration with the University of Oxford.
The volume endorses a multi-disciplinary approach, as such it offers a comprehensive overview of the ethical, legal, and policy problems posed by COs and of the different approaches and methods that can be used to solve them. It will appeal to a wide readership, including ethicists, philosophers, military experts, strategy planners, and law- and policy-makers.
This book presents 12 essays that focus on the analysis of the problems prompted by cyber operations (COs). It clarifies and discusses the ethical and regulatory problems raised by the deployment of cyber capabilities by a state’s army to inflict disruption or damage to an adversary’s targets in or through cyberspace.
Written by world-leading philosophers, ethicists, policy-makers, and law and military experts, the essays cover such topics as the conceptual novelty of COs and the ethical problems that this engenders; the applicability of existing conceptual and regulatory frameworks to COs deployed in case of conflicts; the definition of deterrence strategies involving COs; and the analysis of models to foster cooperation in managing cyber crises.
Each essay is an invited contribution or a revised version of a paper originally presented at the workshop on Ethics and Policies for Cyber Warfare, organized by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in collaboration with the University of Oxford.
The volume endorses a multi-disciplinary approach, as such it offers a comprehensive overview of the ethical, legal, and policy problems posed by COs and of the different approaches and methods that can be used to solve them. It will appeal to a wide readership, including ethicists, philosophers, military experts, strategy planners, and law- and policy-makers.
A Companion to Digital Ethics
A compilation of cutting-edge, comprehensive insights into digital ethics from leading scholars
As digital technologies shape every aspect of today's society, ethical considerations have never been more pressing. In A Companion to Digital Ethics, editors Luciano Floridi and Mariarosaria Taddeo bring together leading experts to analyse key ethical challenges posed by artificial intelligence, privacy, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, sustainability, digital consent, and many other topics. With a multidisciplinary approach, this authoritative volume introduces all the relevant topics in digital ethics clearly and accessibly, integrating insights from philosophy, law, computer science, and the social sciences.
Unlike other collections that focus on specialised research or introductory overviews, this Companion strikes a critical balance—offering a systematic, comprehensive, simple yet rigorous examination of digital ethics that is both conceptually rich and practically relevant. Each chapter can be read as part of the whole or independently. Throughout the book, the contributing authors equip the reader with diverse perspectives for navigating ethical dilemmas in the evolving digital landscape, with an essential list of references and further readings.
Integrating real-world examples and case studies throughout, A Companion to Digital Ethics:
Explores the ethical value and implications of digital technologies and their applications
Offers clear and precise analysis of both current and potential ethical challenges
Includes discussions of ethical issues in contexts of technology governance and digital law
Helps professionals and policymakers implement ethical principles in AI and digital technologies
Contains authoritative and cutting-edge chapters, edited by two leading experts in digital ethics
Whether used in academic courses or professional discussions on responsible digital innovation, A Companion to Digital Ethics is an essential guide to understanding and addressing the ethical questions of the digital age. It is a must-have resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students in any academic discipline, as well as policymakers and practitioners seeking to implement ethical frameworks for emerging technologies.
As digital technologies shape every aspect of today's society, ethical considerations have never been more pressing. In A Companion to Digital Ethics, editors Luciano Floridi and Mariarosaria Taddeo bring together leading experts to analyse key ethical challenges posed by artificial intelligence, privacy, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, sustainability, digital consent, and many other topics. With a multidisciplinary approach, this authoritative volume introduces all the relevant topics in digital ethics clearly and accessibly, integrating insights from philosophy, law, computer science, and the social sciences.
Unlike other collections that focus on specialised research or introductory overviews, this Companion strikes a critical balance—offering a systematic, comprehensive, simple yet rigorous examination of digital ethics that is both conceptually rich and practically relevant. Each chapter can be read as part of the whole or independently. Throughout the book, the contributing authors equip the reader with diverse perspectives for navigating ethical dilemmas in the evolving digital landscape, with an essential list of references and further readings.
Integrating real-world examples and case studies throughout, A Companion to Digital Ethics:
Explores the ethical value and implications of digital technologies and their applications
Offers clear and precise analysis of both current and potential ethical challenges
Includes discussions of ethical issues in contexts of technology governance and digital law
Helps professionals and policymakers implement ethical principles in AI and digital technologies
Contains authoritative and cutting-edge chapters, edited by two leading experts in digital ethics
Whether used in academic courses or professional discussions on responsible digital innovation, A Companion to Digital Ethics is an essential guide to understanding and addressing the ethical questions of the digital age. It is a must-have resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students in any academic discipline, as well as policymakers and practitioners seeking to implement ethical frameworks for emerging technologies.
Philosophical Studies Series
Editor-in-Chief for Philosophical Studies Series (SpringerNature).
Philosophical Studies Series aims to provide a forum for the best current research in contemporary philosophy broadly conceived, its methodologies, and applications. Since Wilfrid Sellars and Keith Lehrer founded the series in 1974, the book series has welcomed a wide variety of different approaches, and every effort is made to maintain this pluralism, not for its own sake, but in order to represent the many fruitful and illuminating ways of addressing philosophical questions and investigating related applications and disciplines.
The book series is interested in classical topics of all branches of philosophy including, but not limited to:
Ethics
Epistemology
Logic
Metaphysics
Philosophy of language
Philosophy of logic
Philosophy of mind
Philosophy of religion
Philosophy of science
Special attention is paid to studies that focus on:
the interplay of empirical and philosophical viewpoints
the implications and consequences of conceptual phenomena for research as well as for society
philosophies of specific sciences, such as philosophy of biology, philosophy of chemistry, philosophy of computer science, philosophy of information, philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of physics, or philosophy of technology; and
contributions to the formal (logical, set-theoretical, mathematical, information-theoretical, decision-theoretical, etc.) methodology of sciences.
Likewise, the applications of conceptual and methodological investigations to applied sciences as well as social and technological phenomena are strongly encouraged.
Philosophical Studies Series welcomes historically informed research, but privileges philosophical theories and the discussion of contemporary issues rather than purely scholarly investigations into the history of ideas or authors. Besides monographs, Philosophical Studies Series publishes thematically unified anthologies, selected papers from relevant conferences, and edited volumes with a well-defined topical focus inside the aim and scope of the book series. The contributions in the volumes are expected to be focused and structurally organized in accordance with the central theme(s), and are tied together by an editorial introduction. Volumes are completed by extensive bibliographies.
Philosophical Studies Series aims to provide a forum for the best current research in contemporary philosophy broadly conceived, its methodologies, and applications. Since Wilfrid Sellars and Keith Lehrer founded the series in 1974, the book series has welcomed a wide variety of different approaches, and every effort is made to maintain this pluralism, not for its own sake, but in order to represent the many fruitful and illuminating ways of addressing philosophical questions and investigating related applications and disciplines.
The book series is interested in classical topics of all branches of philosophy including, but not limited to:
Ethics
Epistemology
Logic
Metaphysics
Philosophy of language
Philosophy of logic
Philosophy of mind
Philosophy of religion
Philosophy of science
Special attention is paid to studies that focus on:
the interplay of empirical and philosophical viewpoints
the implications and consequences of conceptual phenomena for research as well as for society
philosophies of specific sciences, such as philosophy of biology, philosophy of chemistry, philosophy of computer science, philosophy of information, philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of physics, or philosophy of technology; and
contributions to the formal (logical, set-theoretical, mathematical, information-theoretical, decision-theoretical, etc.) methodology of sciences.
Likewise, the applications of conceptual and methodological investigations to applied sciences as well as social and technological phenomena are strongly encouraged.
Philosophical Studies Series welcomes historically informed research, but privileges philosophical theories and the discussion of contemporary issues rather than purely scholarly investigations into the history of ideas or authors. Besides monographs, Philosophical Studies Series publishes thematically unified anthologies, selected papers from relevant conferences, and edited volumes with a well-defined topical focus inside the aim and scope of the book series. The contributions in the volumes are expected to be focused and structurally organized in accordance with the central theme(s), and are tied together by an editorial introduction. Volumes are completed by extensive bibliographies.
The Responsibilities of Online Service Providers
This volume focuses on the responsibilities of online service providers (OSPs) in contemporary societies. It examines the complexity and global dimensions of the rapidly evolving and serious challenges posed by the exponential development of Internet services and resources. It looks at the major actors – such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Yahoo! – and their significant influence on the informational environment and users’ interactions within it, as well as the responsibilities and liabilities such influence entails. It discusses the position of OSPs as information gatekeepers and how they have gone from offering connecting and information-sharing services to paying members to providing open, free infrastructure and applications that facilitate digital expression and the communication of information.
The book seeks consensus on the principles that should shape OSPs’ responsibilities and practices, taking into account business ethics and policies. Finally, it discusses the rights of users and international regulations that are in place or currently lacking.
The book seeks consensus on the principles that should shape OSPs’ responsibilities and practices, taking into account business ethics and policies. Finally, it discusses the rights of users and international regulations that are in place or currently lacking.
The Ethics of Information Warfare
This book offers an overview of the ethical problems posed by Information Warfare, and of the different approaches and methods used to solve them, in order to provide the reader with a better grasp of the ethical conundrums posed by this new form of warfare.
The volume is divided into three parts, each comprising four chapters. The first part focuses on issues pertaining to the concept of Information Warfare and the clarifications that need to be made in order to address its ethical implications. The second part collects contributions focusing on Just War Theory and its application to the case of Information Warfare. The third part adopts alternative approaches to Just War Theory for analysing the ethical implications of this phenomenon. Finally, an afterword by Neelie Kroes - Vice President of the European Commission and European Digital Agenda Commissioner - concludes the volume. Her contribution describes the interests and commitments of the European Digital Agenda with respect to research for the development and deployment of robots in various circumstances, including warfare.
The volume is divided into three parts, each comprising four chapters. The first part focuses on issues pertaining to the concept of Information Warfare and the clarifications that need to be made in order to address its ethical implications. The second part collects contributions focusing on Just War Theory and its application to the case of Information Warfare. The third part adopts alternative approaches to Just War Theory for analysing the ethical implications of this phenomenon. Finally, an afterword by Neelie Kroes - Vice President of the European Commission and European Digital Agenda Commissioner - concludes the volume. Her contribution describes the interests and commitments of the European Digital Agenda with respect to research for the development and deployment of robots in various circumstances, including warfare.
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