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title: "Dangerous Questions: Digital Ethics and Philosophy in Business"
description: What is digital ethics? Can machines have agency and assume responsibility? Explore the world of digital ethics through the lens of philosophy.
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## Dangerous Questions: Digital Ethics and Philosophy in Business

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What is digital ethics?  Can machines have agency and assume responsibility?  What does philosophy have to contribute to the field of information technology and why is it relevent to leaders and business executives?

Join [Professor Andrey Pavlov](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/people/professor-andrey-pavlov-791915) and [Dr Toby Thompson](https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/people/dr-toby-thompson-372015) (Cranfield University) as they talk with [Frank Buytendijk](https://www.gartner.com/analyst/17247)(Distinguished VP Analyst and Fellow at Gartner, and Co-Lead of Gartner Futures Lab) about the ethical dimensions of our digital world, from ChatGPT to the metaverse.

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