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Technology should not be seen as a mere tool serving humans’ needs, but rather as a partner in a rich relationship with humans.

Central thesis of the paper, contrasting instrumental views of technology.

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Toward an ethics of autopoietic technology: Stress, care, and intelligence

(2023) · Witkowski, Olaf · Doctor, Thomas · Solomonova, Elizaveta · Duane, Bill +1

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Toward an ethics of autopoietic technology: Dukkha, care, and Intelligence
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Donna Haraway
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Author of Cyborg Manifesto proposing ethical and social implications of human-technology relationships.
Bruno Latour
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Cited for 'Technology is society made durable' on technology as more than mere tools.

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Design principles for care-centered systems
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Cross-scale frameworks linking spatial patterns, diagrams, and simplicity as expressions of care in design.
Relational philosophy of technology
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Reframes human-technology interaction as partnership rather than instrumental tool-use

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Poiesis
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Greek concept of making/production as revelatory process; Heidegger's distinction grounds ethics of technology.

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Technology should be understood as a partner in a rich relationship with humans, not merely a tool.
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Core normative position: SCI loops apply equally to biological, technological, and hybrid systems; neither should be subordinate.
AI can be seen to display care of its own, and is hence not a mere tool for the expression of human care.
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Ethical conclusion about the status of AI.

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Concluding position that elevates technology from instrument to agent within mutual SCI dynamics.
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Technology should be understood as a partner in a rich relationship with humans, not merely a tool.