Technology is a fundamental resource for human development.
Technology is a fundamental resource for human development.
Technological change has intended and unintended consequences.
Technological change has intended and unintended consequences.
How should we control the development of technology?
How should we control the development of technology?
Technology must be harnessed for the good of humanity and the planet.
Technology must be harnessed for the good of humanity and the planet.
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Complacency is the New Normal
December 6, 2018
AUTHOR: Jeremy Pitt
FILED UNDER: Entries, Ethics, Magazine Articles, President's Message, Privacy & Security, Societal Impact
FILED UNDER: Entries, Ethics, Magazine Articles, President's Message, Privacy & Security, Societal Impact
The level of state surveillance practiced in the supposedly illiberal regimes prior to fall of the Berlin Wall is now routinely accepted, from the widespread use of CCTV to online tracking and data recording. Therefore, instead of labeling a display of genuine concern as “paranoia,” perhaps a lack of genuine concerns should instead be stigmatized by a “disease” or a “disorder”: complacentosis, complyaphilia, complicivitis, ignorrhea.
Looking to the Future
AUTHOR: Paul Cunningham
FILED UNDER: Entries, Magazine Articles, President's Message, Societal Impact
FILED UNDER: Entries, Magazine Articles, President's Message, Societal Impact
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Is Your Algorithm Dangerous?
November 10, 2018How do we ensure that tools such as machine learning do not displace important social values? Evaluating the appropriateness of an algorithm requires understanding the domain space in which it will operate.
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Philip Koopman Receives IEEE Carl Barus Award
November 29, 2018Dr. Philip Koopman of Carnegie Mellon University received the IEEE SSIT Carl Barus Award for Outstanding Service in the Public Interest on November 13, 2018, in Washington, DC.
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