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June 2022

Modern Indentured Servitude

The asymmetry of power within the next-generation socio–technical systems, especially those involving AI, raises the prospect of an insidious threat that needs urgent attention. The issue of modern slavery has been identified by the United Nations as one of the first human rights issues to arouse widespread international condemnation, yet it persists today and slavery-like practices continue to present a serious and pernicious problem. This special issue focuses on what has been called modern indentured servitude.

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• SSIT Celebrates Five Decades: Studying, Critiquing, and Celebrating the Impacts of Technology on Society by terribookman Posted in: Articles, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, News and Notes, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements - This year, 2022, marks 50 years of history within IEEE for the Society on Social Implications of Technology. It is… ...  Read More
• Taking Care With Caregiving Robots by Todd Pittinsky Posted in: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Commentary, Ethics, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - If caregiving is the very essence of being human, why would we consider turning it over to robots? Technology—and artificial… ...  Read More
• Social Robots: The Friend of the Future or Mechanical Mistake? by Jordan Miller Posted in: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Commentary, Ethics, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security, Robotics, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - Social robotics is poised to impact society by addressing isolation and providing companionship by augmenting human interaction when none is… ...  Read More
• Co-Designing Location-Based Services for Individuals Living With Dementia by Roba Abbas Posted in: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Commentary, Ethics, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - Worldwide, there are 55 million individuals living with dementia and it is projected that by 2050, this number will increase… ...  Read More
• Modern Indentured Servitude in the Gig Economy by Katina Michael Posted in: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Commentary, Ethics, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - In the first six months of 2018, eight New York City yellow cab drivers, impacted by big tech disruption on… ...  Read More
• Human Flourishing, Servitude, and Why They Are Incompatible by Josiah Ober Posted in: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Commentary, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - Having a philosophical road map to what is required, might help those with skills to design intelligent machines that will… ...  Read More
• PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Fifty Years Hence by Clint Andrews Posted in: Articles, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, President's Message, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - Where do historical debates take us? Their political and economic contexts are similar to ours, and even the list of… ...  Read More
• The Digital Transformation and Modern Indentured Servitude by Jeremy Pitt Posted in: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - It would be good if whenever a client connected to an http server, or indeed any app connected with a… ...  Read More
• Jeffrey Robbins — SSIT Loses a Stalwart by terribookman Posted in: Announcements, Articles, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact - Jeffrey (Jeff) Robbins, a dedicated SSIT member, author, and ISTAS presenter for over forty years, died April 18, 2022. “He… ...  Read More

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