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A Review of Technology Advances for Assisting Paralyzed People

By Sunil Jacob on August 1st, 2017 in Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Leading Edge, Magazine Articles, Robotics

Many stroke survivors retain some degree of paralysis and thus have limited use of their body. According to published surveys,…  Read More

Tags: assistive technologyElectrodesElectromyographyJacobian matricesJune 2017Robot sensing systems

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Black Mirror

By Doug Hill on August 1st, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

The future as depicted in works of science fiction, especially of the multiplex variety, is almost uniformly dystopian. The bleakness…  Read More

Tags: AutomationBlack MirrorethicsforecastingJune 2017

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The Fleeting Opportunity to Create our Values by Design

By John Havens on August 1st, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

What are your values? I’m asking you, the reader. As a quick exercise, try to write down ten values you…  Read More

Tags: AIartificial intelligenceAutomationautonomous systemsJune 2017

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Algorithmic Bias: Addressing Growing Concerns

By Guest Author on July 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Leading Edge, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

In the context of the IEEE Global Initiative for Ethical Considerations in Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems, and with support…  Read More

Tags: algorithm theoryethicsJune 2017Standards

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Can We Program Ethics into AI?

By Keith Miller on July 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

At the IEEE 2016 Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century, held in Melbourne, Australia, July 13–15, 2016, Keith…  Read More

Tags: AIalgorithmsartificial intelligenceethicsJune 2017norbert wiener

Responsibilities of Scientists and Engineers in Times of Chaos and Upheaval

Getting from 1932 to 1945

By Guest Author on July 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Societal Impact

Responsibilities of Scientists and Engineers in Times of Chaos and Upheaval If the future is coming at an ever accelerating…  Read More

Tags: chaosethicsJune 2017responsibility

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Not So Fast

By Katina Michael on July 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Societal Impact

Not So Fast: Thinking Twice about Technology. By Doug Hill. Univ. of Georgia Press, Oct. 15, 2016, 240 pp. In…  Read More

Tags: June 2017social impacts of technology

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Pressed for Time

By Guest Author on July 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Human Impacts, Societal Impact

Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism. By Judy Wajcman. Chicago, IL: Univ. of Chicago Press, 2015,…  Read More

Tags: digital capitalismJune 2017psychologyTime

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The Truth about Tesla: The Myth of the Lone Genius in the History of Innovation

By A. David Wunsch on July 28th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

By Christopher Cooper. New York: Race Point Publishers, 2015, 195 pages. Ask a “twentysornething” or “millennial” A what the word…  Read More

Tags: AC motorselectromagneticsinnovationJune 2017Tesla

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Speaking Out against Socially Destructive Technologies

By Katina Michael on July 28th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

Norbert Wiener and the Call for Ethical Engagement Over the last century, the greatest acceleration of technological development has come…  Read More

Tags: cyberneticseconomicsethicsJune 2017military technologynorbert wienerSpecial issues and sectionsweapons

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Going Fishing Matters

By Guest Author on July 28th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles

Dear Editor, Katina Michael, in “Gone Fishing: Breaking with the Biometric Rhythm of Tech-Centricism” (IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, Dec….  Read More

Tags: Biometric RhythmFishingJune 2017Letter to the Editor

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Bots Trending Now: Disinformation and Calculated Manipulation of the Masses

By Katina Michael on July 28th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Robotics

A bot (short for robot) performs highly repetitive tasks by automatically gathering or posting information based on a set of…  Read More

Tags: BotsChinadisinformationJune 2017manipulationRobotsShowcaseSyria

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Operationalizing SSIT’s 5 Pillars

By Paul Cunningham on July 28th, 2017 in Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, President's Message

Pillar 1: Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Technology IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology volunteers are making significant progress in…  Read More

Tags: Distinguished LecturersHumanitarian technologyJune 2017Pillar 1sustainable development

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An interesting thread

By Jim Isaak on July 7th, 2017 in Articles, Privacy & Security

All web sites such as this, that permit feedback, comments, etc., get some amount of “SPAM” (with apologies to Hormel)…  Read More

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Regulation of Point of View Surveillance: A Review of Australian Law

By Roger Clarke on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Privacy & Security

During the last century a variety of surveillance technologies have arrived, have been deployed, and have had impacts on society,…  Read More

Tags: June 2014legal aspectsregulationsurveillance

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Drones Humanus

By Christine Perakslis on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion

Some years ago, a sweet grandma in my (Christine’s) neighborhood was convinced that one of her neighbors was involved in…  Read More

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Who Should Own In-the-Body Medical Data in the Age of eHealth?

By Joe Carvalko on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Health & Medical, Magazine Articles

Within the next decade, reactive medical practices will evolve into what has been popularly coined “P4” medicine — predictive, preventive,…  Read More

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Observing Crowd-Sourced Surveillance through the Eyes of the German Basic Law

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Leading Edge, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security

This piece briefly outlines the legal implications of surveillance, sousveillance, and “whistle-blowing” in a German human rights context. For the…  Read More

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Technology and Operational Safety – Police POV Cameras

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Privacy & Security, Societal Impact

Looxcie 2 Video Camera. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/54450095@N05/6345166957. The point of view (POV) camera is a compact portable device carried by police…  Read More

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Deconstructing the Relationship Between Privacy and Security

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion

Fig. 1. The effectiveness of a security measure is plotted against its impact on privacy. Optimal solutions improve both security…  Read More

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