Internet of Things – A New Epistemic Object

Rolf Dornberger, Terry Inglese, Safak Korkut

Within the digitalization the Internet of Things (IoT) plays an important role. The research areas of the Internet of Things, highlighting its potentialities as well as its dark sides, are discussed. Here, IoT is seen as a new epistemic object with its own history, which is not fully documented yet. The concept of agency, design and material morality is discussed. The responsibility embedded in the design, according to an advisable collective decision making approach is investigated, where humans and non-humans, as key parts of the IoT, can make their own contributions.

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