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Automated Warfare and Civilian Harm
Automated Warfare and Civilian Harm: The Minab School Strike and the Case for War Juries
September 17, 2026
AUTHOR: Mirko Farina
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FILED UNDER: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Case Studies, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
As modern armed forces rely more heavily on data-driven intelligence systems and algorithmically assisted analysis, the risk emerges that errors originating in outdated information, flawed databases, or automation bias may propagate rapidly through the operational decision-making chain.
President’s Message: Ethics to the Forefront in IEEE SSIT
September 7, 2026
AUTHOR: murtyp
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FILED UNDER: Articles, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, President's Message, Societal Impact
There has never been a more crucial moment for IEEE SSIT to lead this conversation on ethics across IEEE.
Book Review — Listen In: How Radio Changed the Home
September 1, 2026
AUTHOR: A. David Wunsch
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The concept of broadcasting had its roots in a form of the telephone: a technique of narrowcasting where wealthy people could subscribe to have a second telephone line connected to their home.
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