Disruptive technologies and the sport ecosystem: a few ethical questions

The paper addresses the impact of disruptive technologies on the sport ecosystem, represented by four constitutive elements: athletes, coaches, judges, and fans. In particular, the paper argues that to understand the changes introduced by Artificial Intelligence, biotechnologies, and other disruptiv...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Laukyte, Migle
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/56983
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/56983
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/philosophies5040024
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:disruptive technologies
Artificial Intelligence
biotechnologies
virtual reality
sport ecosystem
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Resumo:The paper addresses the impact of disruptive technologies on the sport ecosystem, represented by four constitutive elements: athletes, coaches, judges, and fans. In particular, the paper argues that to understand the changes introduced by Artificial Intelligence, biotechnologies, and other disruptive technologies, we have to look at this sport ecosystem as a whole and ask ethical questions related to how each of these elements—and not just the athlete—is affected by them. The paper discusses some of the real-life applications of disruptive technologies that are being currently introduced within different sports and works out their most critical aspects both in terms of positive and negative impact on the sport ecosystem as we know it.