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Book Review — Listen In: How Radio Changed the Home
September 1, 2026
AUTHOR: A. David Wunsch
FILED UNDER: Articles, Book Reviews, Communication Technology, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
FILED UNDER: Articles, Book Reviews, Communication Technology, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
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.
Teaching Justice: Reimagining STEM Education for Ethical AI Systems
August 20, 2026
AUTHOR: Kem-Laurin Lubin
FILED UNDER: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Commentary, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
FILED UNDER: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Commentary, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
The designers, engineers, and computer scientists we teach today will shape the systems of tomorrow–we need to teach them to center justice, not just solve problems.
Agents of Change: Decoding Human Voices in Large Language Models
August 10, 2026
AUTHOR: Jacquiline Cardosa
FILED UNDER: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Commentary, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
FILED UNDER: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Commentary, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
When AI algorithms fail or deviate from their intended outcomes, resulting in negative impacts on society, they themselves cannot be held accountable since they are not moral agents. Although engineers may not be the sole owners of a language model, their involvement in the chain of operation requires a sense of collaborative accountability.
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IEEE Ethics Week September 12-20, 2026
September 6, 2026
AUTHOR: Heather Love
FILED UNDER: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blog Posts, Ethics, Human Impacts, IEEE Ethics Week, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
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IEEE Ethics Week is a week dedicated to exploring the ethical questions that come with engineering, research, and technology, raising awareness, and having meaningful conversations.
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