ISTAS, the flagship conference of IEEE SSIT, will be held this year in Hong Kong, virtually November 10-12, 2022
Opportunities under IEEE Multiple Society Discount Program to expand expert network
By Miriam Cunningham on August 30th, 2022 in SSIT Announcements
As an SSIT member, you can take advantage of the Multiple Society Discount Program to connect across several IEEE Societies… Read More
Co-Designing Location-Based Services for Individuals Living With Dementia
By Roba Abbas on August 30th, 2022 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Commentary, Ethics, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Worldwide, there are 55 million individuals living with dementia and it is projected that by 2050, this number will increase to 139 million. Technological devices and solutions that can benefit the dementia community also carry ethical implications such as privacy and issues of consent. AI-driven LBS solutions may exacerbate the marginalization of individuals living with dementia.
Professional Responsibility: Politics, Culture, and Religion versus Science and Technology [Government Affairs]
By Luis Kun on August 29th, 2022 in Articles, Blog Posts, Ethics, Health & Medical, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Governmental Affairs: Article by Luis Kun in May-June 2008 issue of EMB Magazine on Science, Technology, and Censorship.
Modern Indentured Servitude in the Gig Economy
By Katina Michael on July 31st, 2022 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Commentary, Ethics, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
In the first six months of 2018, eight New York City yellow cab drivers, impacted by big tech disruption on the taxi industry, took their own lives. “I am not a Slave and I refuse to be one,” wrote one in his suicide note.
2022 IEEE International Symposium on Digital Privacy and Social Media (ISDPSM 2022)
By Katina Michael on July 29th, 2022 in Conferences, Privacy & Security, Societal Impact
The 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Digital Privacy and Social Media (ISDPSM 2022) with the theme “Applying Engineering Solutions to a Complex Set of Issues” will take place in Silicon Valley, San Jose, California, USA on August 1, 2022 at San Jose Marriott Hotel.
Human Flourishing, Servitude, and Why They Are Incompatible
By Josiah Ober on July 17th, 2022 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Commentary, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Having a philosophical road map to what is required, might help those with skills to design intelligent machines that will enable and indeed promote human flourishing.
Against Modern Indentured Servitude (“I’m Spartacus”)
By Jeremy Pitt on July 12th, 2022 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
The term “modern indentured servitude” did not originate with this workshop, but we hope that this special issue has highlighted many of the different shapes and processes it can take, some more insidious than others. We would like to think that, if each paper could talk, they would get up one after the other and say, “No, I’m Spartacus.” In these dark times, each of us needs the courage to be Spartacus.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Fifty Years Hence
By Clint Andrews on July 6th, 2022 in Articles, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, President's Message, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Where do historical debates take us? Their political and economic contexts are similar to ours, and even the list of technological issues is familiar. Many decades later, institutions still feel shaky, economies remain inequitable, geopolitics are increasingly multipolar, and societies are riven by technological change.
TTS Volume 3 Issue 2 2022 – Special Issue on Machine Learning, Convergence Digitalization and The Concentration of Power
By Miriam Cunningham on July 2nd, 2022 in Transactions
Access Volume 3 Issue 2 – Special Issue on Machine Learning, Convergence Digitalization and The Concentration of Power Current Issue… Read More
The Digital Transformation and Modern Indentured Servitude
By Jeremy Pitt on June 22nd, 2022 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
It would be good if whenever a client connected to an http server, or indeed any app connected with a central server, the server responded with a corresponding acknowledgment of data, along the lines of “Before we begin our session this morning, I would like to acknowledge the traditional owner of the data which is being transferred, and respect rights to privacy, identity, location, attention and personhood.”
The Intelligence Factor: Technology and the Missing Link
By Jeff Robbins on June 20th, 2022 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
One can see the emergence of ever more efficient forms of intelligence as networked self-similar patterns that are embedded in the universe at its core, driven as they are by the sustained maximization of entropy as a causal force. As a maximizer of future freedom of action, the very existence of gravity can be viewed as a form of embedded, purposeful, goal-directed form of intelligence.
IEEE ISTAS 2021 – Digital and Societal Transformations
By Miriam Cunningham on June 15th, 2022 in Conferences, Social Implications of Technology, Videos
The Special Session “Digital and Societal Transformations” took place during IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS) 2021 on 31 October 2021…. Read More
IEEE ISTAS 2021 – Life Science and its Implications for Society
By Miriam Cunningham on June 15th, 2022 in Conferences, Health & Medical, Social Implications of Technology, Videos
The Special Session “Life Science and its Implications for Society” took place during IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS) 2021 on… Read More
IEEE ISTAS 2021 – Universal Access to Technology
By Miriam Cunningham on June 15th, 2022 in Conferences, Social Implications of Technology, Videos
The Special Session “Universal Access to Technology” took place during IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS) 2021 on 29 October 2021…. Read More
IEEE ISTAS 2021 – Guiding Responsible Neurotechnological Innovation
By Miriam Cunningham on June 15th, 2022 in Conferences, Ethics, Social Implications of Technology, Videos
The Special Session “Guiding Responsible Neurotechnological Innovation” took place during IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS) 2021 on 28 October 2021…. Read More
IEEE ISTAS 2021 – Critical by Design
By Miriam Cunningham on June 15th, 2022 in Conferences, Social Implications of Technology, Videos
The Special Session “Critical By Design: Fostering Responsible Innovation with Critical Design Methods” took place during IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS) … Read More
IEEE ISTAS 2021 – “Investigating Targeted Espionage: Methods, Findings, Implications”, Ron Deibert
By Miriam Cunningham on June 15th, 2022 in Conferences, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Videos
Ron Deibert presented “Investigating Targeted Espionage: Methods, Findings, Implications” as a Keynote during IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society… Read More
Origins of SSIT: IEEE TAB Authorization of the Committee on Social Implications of Technology June 24, 1972
By terribookman on June 11th, 2022 in Social Implications of Technology
IST-Africa 2022 – View Invited Presentations and Thematic Sessions
By Miriam Cunningham on June 10th, 2022 in Conferences, Video & Podcasts
IST-Africa 2022 was a highlighly successful, dynamic and intense week, with rich and impactful discussions around both opportunities and challenges… Read More