Social Responsibility and Ethics of Information Technology (SERC)

Imagine the future of computing

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Imagine the future of computing

How will advances in information technology transform human society? MIT students contemplated this impending question as part of the Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize, an essay competition in which they were challenged to imagine ways that computing technologies could improve our lives, as well as the pitfalls and dangers associated with them. Offered for … Read more

Bring the social and ethical responsibilities of information technology to the fore

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Bring the social and ethical responsibilities of information technology to the fore

There has been a dramatic increase in the use of algorithms and artificial intelligence to address a wide range of problems and challenges. While their adoption, especially with the rise of artificial intelligence, is reshaping nearly every industry, discipline and research area, such innovations often expose unforeseen consequences involving new norms, new expectations, and new … Read more