The Research Center on Values in Emerging Science and Technology

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Join Us: September 23rd at 4pm!
Panel discussion: a collective questioning about quantum ethics

Click here to hear a recording (podcast) of the event! Event time: Thursday, September 26, 2024 – 4:00pm to 5:00pm Audience: Faculty, students, staff, researchers, community members, general public. Location: Southern Connecticut State University – Engleman Hall – Room A120 See map Panelists Colleen Bielitz Assoc. VP for Strategic Initiatives & Outreach, SCSU Florian Carle Managing Director, Yale Quantum Institute Matthew Enjalran Professor of Physics, SCSU Rye Howard-Stone Lecturer of Contemporary Issues in Computer Science and Engineering, UConn Sarah M. Roe (moderator) Director, Research Center on Values in Emerging Science and Technology, SCSU The panel will be followed by a reception to continue the conversation. As quantum technology advances rapidly, it is crucial to consider its ethical implications. While quantum applications hold the potential to transform industries, they also pose significant moral challenges. Quantum computers, for instance, could dismantle current encryption methods, jeopardizing data privacy and cybersecurity. Their ability to solve complex problems at unprecedented speeds might create unfair advantages in sectors like finance or defense, further deepening existing inequalities. By addressing these ethical concerns early, we can ensure that quantum technology develops in ways that uphold fairness, privacy, and security for all. Join us for a discussion hosted by the Research Center on Values in Emerging Science and Technology and the Yale Quantum Institute, with co-sponsorship Details

Conditions for an Effectiveness of Ethical Reflexivity in ICT-Based Projects: From Theory to Practice.

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Philippe Goujon, Marco Marabelli, Catherine Flick, Alesssia Santuccio and Federico Rajola ABSTRACT The impact of techno-scientific developments on societal evolution and lifestyles no longer needs to be demonstrated. In particular the last half of the twentieth century has witnessed a considerable acceleration of the integration of technological elements into the means of economic production […]

Fundamental Rights {On|Of|For} The Internet

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Andrea Glorioso ABSTRACT Since the inception of its first prototypes in the late ’60s, the internet has certainly come a long way. What used to be an extremely small network – originally designed with military and defence purposes, but very soon turned into a communication system for researchers – has nowadays become an essential […]

The Relation Between Human Ethics and Cyborg Ethics

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Anne Gerdes ABSTRACT In this paper, I set out to address moral philosophical issues, which arise when human nature undergoes changes and we eventually turn into cyborgs. We are now faced with the fact that we have become masters of evolution, even if we decide in general not to modify the body; it too […]

Influencing the Ethical Awareness of Young ICT Professionals

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Candace T. Grant ABSTRACT Research Question What are the attitudes of Canadian IT Management students towards the use of ICT? Does it vary with age and IT professional experience? Does a computer ethics course have an impact on their ethical views? Background Unethical business practices at companies such as Enron have increased the focus […]

Impact of Compulsory Computer Ethics Education on the Moral Judgment of Information and Communication Technology Management Students

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Candace T. Grant ABSTRACT Research Question Does Rest’s Defining Issues Test 2 provide an effective and easy way to determine whether a computer ethics course has a positive impact on the moral judgment of Information and Communication Technology Management Students? Background Preparing future Information and Communications Technology (ICT) professionals to deal ethically with the […]

Autonomous Weapon’s Ethical Decisions; “I Am Sorry Dave; I Am Afraid I Can’t Do That.”

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Don Gotterbarn ABSTRACT Approaches to ethical analysis can be divided in a number of ways; which ethical theory will be adopted – utilitarianism, Kantianism, Aristotleanism; which reasoning methodology with be used – algorithmic, heuristic. There is an orthogonal relation between the modes of reasoning and the ethical theories. In addressing ethical problems the analyst […]