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December 2019

Ethics and System Design

Contemporary and emerging digital tech­nologies are leading us to question the ways in which humans in­teract with machines and with com­plex socio­technical systems. The new dynamics of technology and human interaction will inevitably exert pressure on existing ethical frameworks and regulatory bodies. This will require the development of innovative approaches to Human Computer Interaction (HCI), and methods to support the design of complex socio­technical systems.

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• To Trust or Not to Trust? by Christine Perakslis Posted in: Social Implications of Technology - Social trust is violated when surveillance technologies fuel clandestine campaigns to construct oppressive systems used to control (and punish) members… ...  Read More
• Norbert Wiener Conference Submission Deadline Extended by Greg Adamson Posted in: Announcements, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology - The submission deadline for the 3rd IEEE Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century conference has been extended to March 20,… ...  Read More
• Deepfake Videos and DDoS Attacks (Deliberate Denial of Satire) by Jeremy Pitt Posted in: Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - Democracy itself is under (yet another) threat from deepfake videos ... deepfake videos could be used to create compromising material… ...  Read More
• Ethics and System Design in a New Era of Human-Computer Interaction by Roba Abbas Posted in: Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - Contemporary and emerging digital technologies are leading us to question the ways in which humans interact with machines and with… ...  Read More
• Review: Films from the Future by Katina Michael Posted in: Book Reviews, Ethics, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - Somehow at the heart of sci-fi is returning power to the people who almost always regain control before things get… ...  Read More
• Tuning Networks for Prosocial Behavior by Sun Sun Lim Posted in: Commentary, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - Social media have been seen to accelerate the spread of negative content such as disinformation and hate speech, often unleashing… ...  Read More
• Ethics and System Design in a New Era of Human–Computer Interaction by Roba Abbas Posted in: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - As technology pervades all aspects of our existence, and Artificial Intelligence and machine learning systems become commonplace, a new era… ...  Read More
• Lethal Autonomous Weapons: Meaningful Human Control or Meaningful Human Certification? by M.L. Cummings Posted in: Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - It is important to define autonomy in technology, which is not the same as automation. Automated systems operate by clear… ...  Read More

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