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Network Sovereignty

By SFIS on August 22nd, 2017 in Podcasts

Future Out Loud – July 14, 2017 Marisa Duarta, Andrew Maynard, and Heather Ross

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International Cybersecurity

By SFIS on August 22nd, 2017 in Podcasts

Future Out Loud – August 4, 2017 With Adam Doupé, Jamie Winterton, Andrew Maynard, and Heather Ross

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Ethical Interventions in Resource Constrained Environments

Ethical Interventions in Resource Constrained Environments

By Paul Cunningham on August 18th, 2017 in Videos

Paul Cunningham – August 8, 2017

Katina Michael Receives Brian M. O’Connell Distinguished Service Award

By terribookman on August 10th, 2017 in News and Notes, Societal Impact

IEEE Technology and Society Magazine Editor-in-Chief Katina Michael has been recognized with SSIT’s highest award for service with the Brian M. O’Connell…  Read More

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Intentionality: Value Apart from the Machine

By Christine Perakslis on August 4th, 2017 in Human Impacts, Last Word, Magazine Articles

The effect of technologies on our lives might be less about technology and more about the priorities and parameters we set.

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The Dangers of Distributed Intelligence

By Guest Author on August 4th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

There is an increasing interest in, and implementation of the Internet of Things. As the number and types of interconnections…  Read More

Tags: distributed databasesdistributed intelligenceInternet of ThingsIoTJune 2017partial pattern match

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Ikehara Collection: Norbert Wiener’s Japan Connections

By Heather Love on August 4th, 2017 in Commentary, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

A new archive of material added a new historical dimension to our discussions of cybernetics at the 2016 Norbert Wiener Conference in Australia.

Tags: cyberneticsIkehara CollectionJune 2017norbert wienerShowcase

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Thinking Machines in the Physical World

By Arthur Winston on August 4th, 2017 in Commentary, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

Arthur Winston addressed to attendees of the 2016 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century, Melbourne, Australia, held…  Read More

Tags: cyberneticsJune 2017norbert wienerRobotssmart machinesthinking machines

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Creating the Bionic Ear: The Central Role of Cybernetics

By Graeme Clarke on August 4th, 2017 in Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles

Graeme Clark is the inventor of the cochlear implant. He was the dinner Keynote Speaker at the 2016 Conference on…  Read More

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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

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