Why would anyone own, or even need to own, a driverless car, if they do not get to drive it? Which in turn begs the question, if the central tenet of the personal car ownership model (i.e., ownership) no longer holds, then what is the replacement business model?
When America Did Something, Not Because It Was Easy But Because It Was Hard
By Joe Carvalko on July 19th, 2019 in Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
On that day, at 2:26 p.m., Eastern time, from Cape Kennedy, Lunar Orbiter 1, the first spacecraft to orbit the Moon, was launched. Four days later, at 8:43 a.m., Eastern time, the spaceship successfully entered an orbit around the Moon, becoming the first human-made object to orbit a heavenly body other than Earth.
Driverless Cars: Another Piece Of The Puzzle
By Teresa Galvao Dias on July 11th, 2019 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
It is essential not only to estimate the sales potential of driverless cars, but also to debate how they will affect the society and cities’ livability.
The Resilience of “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles”
By Antonio Bucchiarone on June 29th, 2019 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Meeting traveler’s expectations, and properly exploiting available transport resources, is becoming a more and more complex task.
Congestion, Safety, Economic, and Environmental Challenges of Vehicle Automation in Transport Systems
By Elena Psyllou on June 18th, 2019 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
The role of driverless cars in future transport systems remains debatable, in terms of their potential to replace other transport modes or have a novel, unique, and complementary functionality.
Driverless Cars Will Make Passenger Rail Obsolete
By Yair Wiseman on June 18th, 2019 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
In the age of driverless cars, rail — as a means of transportation that takes many people from one central station to another central station — has lost justification for its existence.
Social Media Question on ESTA VISA Application – The Implications
By Tom Harris on June 14th, 2019 in Privacy & Security, Social Implications of Technology, Video & Podcasts, Videos
Katina Michael of the Australian Privacy Foundation speaks with Gemma Veness of ABC24hour (June 2, 2019), about the implications of… Read More
Poem – Sea of Seeds
By Alba Victoria on May 24th, 2019 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Podcasts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, Video & Podcasts
I am Alba Victoria
A biopsychologist highly interested in conservation
Dedicated to engaging science communication
Who is simply trying to find more sustainable ways
To support our current and future generations
BOOK REVIEW: Algorithms of Oppression
By Rachelle Linner on May 23rd, 2019 in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Book Reviews, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Discrimination is “embedded in computer code and, increasingly, in artificial intelligence technologies that we are reliant on, by choice or not.”
The Uber “unicorn” stock crash: Cheat-code culture hits the wall at last, maybe
By cia romano on May 16th, 2019 in Blog Posts, Ethics, Societal Impact
While “Ubering” was acquiring cachet as a verb and as a routine rite of passage for millennials (the heaviest users of the service), the company was besieged by problems. Some came squarely on the back of a general lack of ethics, or care for consequences.
Post Tenebras, Lux: An Awakening
By terribookman on May 9th, 2019 in Last Word, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Transition phases are often arduous and chaotic. When we read about positive outcomes, we can fail to recognize the formidable gap between the initial disruption, and eventual transformation.
Smart Cities through Smart Regulation
By Gustavo Gil Gasiola on April 26th, 2019 in Editorial & Opinion, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Smart Cities demand new strategies and forms of control. The traditional model of public regulation is challenged by a renewed relationship between technology, government, and society. We highlight the difficulties and possible solutions for regulation in the context of a Smart City, provided by the largest city in Brazil: São Paulo.
Call for Papers — Special Issue of IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
By Roba Abbas on April 20th, 2019 in Announcements, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
The key question for the future is that with all the investment in new technologies, by both governments and business organizations, can regulation keep up with developments?
Efficiency Versus Creativity as Organizing Principles of Socio-Technical Systems
By Ada Diaconescu on April 10th, 2019 in Commentary, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
What sense of worth and dignity can a person have when their daily activities are confined within systemic contraptions where personal input, originality, and initiative are either undesirable, or quantified as targets to be maximized?
The Democracy Lag
By Caroline Lucas on March 28th, 2019 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
U.K. democracy is out of date. It isn’t built to deal with digital tools that have unprecedented potential to manipulate the public.
Past IEEE SSIT President Gerald L. Engel Dies at Age 76
By ieeessit on March 28th, 2019 in Magazine Articles, News and Notes, Social Implications of Technology
Gerald (Jerry) Engel, a past President of IEEE-SSIT, has died.
How to Govern Emerging Technologies
By SFIS on March 24th, 2019 in Podcasts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, Video & Podcasts
Andrew Maynard and Heather Ross chat with Gillian Hadfield at the 2018 Governance of Emerging Technologies and Science conference. Gillian… Read More
Polling bias and American resistance to tech regulation
By cia romano on March 19th, 2019 in Blog Posts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
The word “regulation” has been demonized by those who back an unfettered world of sink-or-swim markets. Yet the need for order – not to mention the defense of the defenseless – is essential to a free and functioning society.
Technology for Governance, Politics, and Democracy
By Tom Kane and Nick Novellil on March 16th, 2019 in Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Innovative Information and Communication Technologies play an important role in e-governance and digital democracy. There is unprecedented opportunity for community collective choice, whereby citizens who are affected by a set of governing rules can help to select policy options and rank spending priorities.
President’s Message – Congratulations and Thanks
By Robert Dent on March 16th, 2019 in Magazine Articles, President's Message, Social Implications of Technology
As new SSIT President, I congratulate the three people who were elected to the Member-at-Large positions on the SSIT Board of Governors for three-year terms beginning in 2019.