IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IEEE IHTC) 2021 took place from 02 – 04 December as a virtual event, hosted… Read More
IEEE IHTC 2021 – Humanitarian Activities in Africa Middle East and Europe
By Miriam Cunningham on May 6th, 2022 in Conferences, Social Implications of Technology, Videos
IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IEEE IHTC) 2021 took place from 02 – 04 December as a virtual event, hosted… Read More
IEEE IHTC 2021 – IEEE: Advancing Technology to Benefit Humanity
By Miriam Cunningham on May 6th, 2022 in Conferences, Social Implications of Technology, Videos
IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IEEE IHTC) 2021 took place from 02 – 04 December as a virtual event, hosted… Read More
The New York Times Test: An Intersubjective Reconsideration
By Mahdi Kafaee on April 28th, 2022 in Articles, Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
When faced with an ethical problem such as a conflict of interest in which codes of ethics or available ethical problem-solving methods cannot help us decide upon the moral course of action to take. A method claimed to be helpful in such situations is The New York Times Test.
IEEE ETHICS 2021 – Integrating Virtue Ethics into STEM Courses
By Miriam Cunningham on April 22nd, 2022 in Conferences, Ethics, Social Implications of Technology, Videos
The “Integrating Virtue Ethics into STEM Courses” session took place during ETHICS 2021 on 31 October 2021. It was moderated by… Read More
IEEE ETHICS 2021 – Author meets the critics – ‘Engineering Ethics, Contemporary and Enduring Debates’ by Deborah Johnson
By Miriam Cunningham on April 22nd, 2022 in Conferences, Ethics, Social Implications of Technology, Videos
The “Author Meets the Critics—Engineering Ethics: Contemporary and Enduring Debates by Deborah Johnson” session took place during IEEE ETHICS 2021… Read More
IEEE ETHICS 2021 – Ethical and Responsible Research Program (ER2) at the US National Science Foundation
By Miriam Cunningham on April 22nd, 2022 in Conferences, Ethics, Social Implications of Technology, Videos
The “Ethical and Responsible Research Program (ER2) at the US National Science Foundation” session took place during IEEE ETHICS 2021… Read More
IEEE Ethics 2021 – Corporate Social Responsibility and Engineering Education
By Miriam Cunningham on April 22nd, 2022 in Conferences, Ethics, Social Implications of Technology, Videos
The “Corporate Social Responsibility and Engineering Education” session took place during IEEE ETHICS 2021 on 28 October 2021. It was… Read More
Preparing to Design Robots for Social Contexts
By Clint Andrews on April 22nd, 2022 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Emerging social contexts add new requirements to the knowledge that successful roboticists need. Much of this additional knowledge comes from the social sciences and humanities.
“Against Modern Indentured Servitude”, Artificial Intelligence for Equity Workshop, IEEE ISTAS 2021
By Miriam Cunningham on April 21st, 2022 in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Conferences, Videos
The Second International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Equity (AI4Eq) “Against Modern Indentured Servitude” was organised in association with IEEE… Read More
Call for SSIT Board of Governors Candidates
By Robert Dent on April 11th, 2022 in Call for Volunteers, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
SSIT is seeking candidates for three Board of Governors (BoG) Members-at-Large (2023-2025).
TTS Volume 3, Issue 1, 2022 – Special Issue on Biometrics and AI Bias
By Miriam Cunningham on April 10th, 2022 in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Privacy & Security, Transactions
Access Volume 3, Issue 1, 2022 – Special Issue on Biometrics and AI Bias Current Issue (3, 1) Front Cover Publication… Read More
ISTAS 2022: IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society 2022
By T.V. Gopal on April 5th, 2022 in Call for Papers, Conferences, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
ISTAS is a multi/inter/trans‐disciplinary forum for engineers, policy makers, entrepreneurs, philosophers, researchers, social scientists, technologists, and polymaths to collaborate, exchange experiences, and discuss the social implications of technology.
The Currency of the Attentional Economy: The Uses and Abuses of Attention in Our World
By Jordan Schoenherr on March 31st, 2022 in Articles, Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
By failing to attend to the source, disinformation can be stored along with information, making it difficult to distinguish the good penny from the bad penny.
Fifty Years of Good Trouble
By Clint Andrews on March 19th, 2022 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Environment, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, President's Message, Privacy & Security, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
SSIT members have a history of getting into “good trouble” as they encourage IEEE toward more humanistic stances on ethics, transparency, sustainability, and global equity.
The Principles of Cyber–Anarcho–Socialism
By Jeremy Pitt on March 14th, 2022 in Articles, Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Functional democratic governance has five fundamental preconditions: civic dignity, confluent values, epistemic diversity, accessible education, and legitimate consent.
SSIT Board Issues Statement in Support of Ukrainian Refugees
By terribookman on March 9th, 2022 in Ethics, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
At their March 8, 2022, Board of Governors meeting, The IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) unanimously passed a motion approving the following statement: “The IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology actively supports any IEEE initiative that helps the Ukrainian refugees.”
ETHICS-2021 – Author meets the critics – ‘Extracting Accountability: Engineers and Corporate Social Responsibility’
By Miriam Cunningham on March 7th, 2022 in Conferences, Social Implications of Technology, Videos
Extracting Accountability: Engineers and Corporate Social Responsibility, by Jessica Smith, investigates how the public accountability of corporations emerges from the… Read More
What to Expect From IEEE 7000: The First Standard for Building Ethical Systems
By S. Spiekermann on February 21st, 2022 in Articles, Ethics, Human Impacts, Last Word, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
How can tech organizations of whatever size and industry build more ethical systems? IEEE 7000™ aims to provide organizations with “ethical specs.”
Something in Common
By Clint Andrews on February 20th, 2022 in Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, President's Message, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
IEEE SSIT might better fit the dictionary’s secondary definition of community, by having a sense of fellowship because we share common goals. If so, what are those goals?
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