DCAI has the potential to revolutionize many industries and fields by enabling more efficient and effective decision-making based on insights extracted from data. Monitoring and evaluating the algorithm’s performance can help identify and mitigate biases over time, ensuring reliable and ethical results.
The Role of Public Policy in the Adoption of Prosthetic Limbs in the United States
By Carolena Stephanie Larson on December 5th, 2023 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Commentary, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
We urge that there be a federal mandate to include bionics in federal insurance programs and insurance companies regulated by Obamacare. As prostheses advance in sensory capabilities, insurance companies need to recognize prosthetic limbs as a part of the body susceptible to personal injury, not just as equipment, since they have haptic capabilities (i.e., the sense of touch) and can feel distress.
Diversity Initiatives for Women in IT: Friends or Enemies?
By Andreea Molnar on December 1st, 2023 in Articles, Commentary, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
There have been many arguments made for why increasing diversity and improving the representation of women in this field is important such as workers shortage, estimated increase in countries’ gross domestic product (GDP) by including more women in this sector, creating software that better represents the needs of women overall—potentially addressing some of the existing biases in algorithms, and bringing about a general improvement in society.
Murty Polavarapu elected SSIT President-Elect 2024
By Miriam Cunningham on November 28th, 2023 in SSIT Announcements
SSIT launched a Call for SSIT Board of Governors President-Elect Candidates with a deadline of 30 September 2023. SSIT thanks… Read More
Value Change and Technological Design
By I.R. Vandepoel on November 20th, 2023 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Commentary, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Design for values is an umbrella term for approaches that pay systematic attention to social and moral values throughout the entire design process.
IEEE SSIT Board of Governors (BoG) Member-at-Large (2024 – 2026 Term) Election Results
By Miriam Cunningham on November 15th, 2023 in SSIT Announcements
A ballot for the election of three members to the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology Board of Governors… Read More
SSIT Matching Funds Opportunity!*
By terribookman on November 15th, 2023 in Announcements, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
Donate to SSIT online at https://ieeefoundation.org/ieee_ssit
TTS Volume 4, Issue 3, 2023 – Special Issue on Publishing for Impact: Interdisciplinary Reflections
By Miriam Cunningham on November 6th, 2023 in Transactions
Access TTS Volume 4, Issue 3, 2023 – Special Issue on Publishing for Impact: Interdisciplinary Reflections Current Issue (4,3) Front… Read More
ChatSh*t and Other Conversations (That We Should Be Having, But Mostly Are Not)
By Jeremy Pitt on November 3rd, 2023 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming people’s access to and attitudes toward knowledge. It is an extremely powerful technology, but this transformation presents numerous social, environmental, political, and educational considerations.
IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society Call for Special Issue Proposals
By Katina Michael on November 3rd, 2023 in Articles, Blog Posts, Call for Volunteers, Social Implications of Technology, Transactions
The IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society are calling for special issue proposals from interested members of the international community.
Call for Senior Editors and Associate Editors of the IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
By Katina Michael on November 3rd, 2023 in Blog Posts, Call for Volunteers, Social Implications of Technology, Transactions
The IEEE TTS leadership is recruiting up to 30 Associate Editors and 7 Senior Editors as a complement to the current Editorial Board
Learning Futures, with Sean Leahy, Punya Mishra
By terribookman on October 22nd, 2023 in Blog Posts, Human Impacts, Podcasts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, Video & Podcasts
What if education systems were doing more and thinking differently about preparing learners to thrive in the future? Join hosts Dr. Sean Leahy, and Professor Punya Mishra of Arizona State University for conversations on improving education and the futures of learning.
Society’s Dilemma in Our Day in Age: Technology and Academics Versus Social Development
By Luis Kun on October 16th, 2023 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, President's Message, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
If we had a system in the United States where 50% of the time was dedicated to a single academic program for everyone, and the other 50% to social development, society would reap the benefits.
Dr. Guru Madhavan Receives Norbert Wiener Award from SSIT
By terribookman on October 14th, 2023 in Articles, Blog Posts, Ethics, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
Dr. Guru Madhavan received the IEEE Norbert Wiener Award on Friday October 13, 2023, at the IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), Villanova University, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Respecting and Protecting Cultural Values in an Indigenous Virtual Reality Project
By Steven Mills on September 27th, 2023 in Articles, Case Studies, Commentary, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology
Co-design and development of technology with indigenous communities requires respect and close partnership. Here, we reflect on our experiences working with a Māori (indigenous New Zealand) community as Pākehā (non-Māori). In particular, we consider the importance of protection as an underlying principle.
Counteracting the Global Labor Shortage Risk Through Human–AI Collaboration in Digital Recruiting
By Olena Linnyk on September 25th, 2023 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Commentary, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Amid a global labor force crisis, we cannot turn a blind eye to technological solutions. However, we must approach them with caution and prudence to avoid exacerbating existing biases.
Remembering an Ethical Engineering Advocate
By Joe Herkert on September 24th, 2023 in Articles, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, News and Notes, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
The IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) lost one of its leading lights when Stephen H. “Steve” Unger passed away on 4 July 2023, at the age of 92 (https://technologyandsociety.org/ssit-csit-co-founder-stephen-h-unger-dies/).
Puebla, Mexico, Announced as Next ISTAS Location, September 18-20, 2024
By terribookman on September 21st, 2023 in Articles, Blog Posts, Conferences, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
The 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society will be held in Puebla, Mexico, from September 18-20, 2024, at the Universidad de Las Americas, Puebla (UDLAP). ISTAS24 will be the first ISTAS conference to be held in Latin America.
13th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC 2023)
By Edward G Perkins on September 17th, 2023 in Articles, Blog Posts, Conferences, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
The 13th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (IEEE GHTC 2023) will take place in person at Villanova University (Pennsylvania) from October 12 to 14, 2023.
IEEE ISTAS 2023 Conference in Swansea, Wales, Hosts First of Two Scheduled Climate Change Panels
By terribookman on September 16th, 2023 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blog Posts, Conferences, Environment, Ethics, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Some topics addressed on the September 13 panel included climate change challenges related to health and healthcare, contributions of computing to the climate change problem in terms of energy use, along with the potential of computing to contribute to solutions to the crisis, agriculture and food security issues related to climate change, systems design, finding solutions and improving communication across IEEE societies, carbon removal, and economic and social aspects of the crisis including forced migration, water supplies, and the responsibilities of developed nations to developing nations in climate change mitigation.