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Welcome to the TechEthos newsletter
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In this edition, the spotlight is on societal embedding of new & emerging technologies, and the anticipatory ethics matrix.
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Welcome, old and new readers! TechEthos is an EU-funded project that brings together a team of ten scientific partners and six science engagement organisations to work together on the ethics of new and emerging technologies. Our overall goal is to produce ethics guidelines that enable the inclusion of ethical and societal values in the earliest phases of technology design and development.
This "ethics by design" approach will not only provide value for researchers and innovators, but also for related stakeholders such as research funding bodies, research ethics committees, and the future users of our three technology families: Climate Engineering, Neurotechnologies and Digital Extended Reality.
In this edition the spotlight is on anticipating the societal embedding of new & emerging technologies and our exploration of public awareness and attitudes in the above-mentioned technology families using scenarios.
We are also sharing the TechEthos Anticipatory ethics Matrix (TEAeM) supporting academia & policymakers in their assessment of ethical risks of new & emerging technologies, and how to mitigate them.
Keep reading to discover our criteria for ethical review by Research Ethical Committees of new technologies, the launch of the TechEthos installation displayed in six countries, and the outcomes of our policy event where we debated the ethical governance of emerging technologies for the digital and green transition.
Do pass on this newsletter to those who you think would like to join this growing community of ethics-driven, emerging technology enthusiasts.
We thank you for accompanying us in the last sprint of our journey, The TechEthos Team | |
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Anticipation of societal embedding of new and emerging technologies | Report by the Austrian Institute of Technology |
This report highlights the importance of anticipating societal responses to innovations, emphasizing the importance of multi-stakeholder collaboration in addressing expectations, concerns and needs of society through R&I investments | | | |
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TechEthos Anticipatory ethics Matrix (TEAeM)
| Report by De Montfort University & Sheffield University |
This enhanced ethical framework offers a systematic approach for researchers, academics and policy makers to assess and address ethical concerns related to emerging technologies. | | | |
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Criteria for ethical review by Research Ethical Committees in emerging technology |
This report underlines the complexities of ethical review processes within Research Ethical Committees, proposing recommendations to enhance their capabilities and promote ethical research practices around emerging technologies. | | | |
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Navigating Ethical Horizons: Insights from the TechEthos policy event | Article by Giuseppe Loveno Garofalo (Ecsite) | Did you miss our Policy Event ? Read our report and get a snapshot of what was discussed. Video recordings are also available. | | | |
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The TechEthos installation available online |
Our TechEthos installation, displayed in six science centres & museums across Europe, is now available online. Rediscover the concept of "ethics by design" and join our reflections on ethical challenges of Climate Engineering and Natural Language Processing. | | | |
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Find below a series of good reads, talks and resources that have inspired us in our work - we think you might find them interesting too. | |
Newspaper
The Guardian - "AI doesn't cause harm by itself. We should worry about the people who control it."
The governance chaos at OpenAI leaves us facing contradictions in the way we think about technology and accountability of big tech companies. | | | Podcast Climate risks & normative uncertainties
Inspired by our Policy Event keynote on the ethical challenges of Climate Engineering? Listen to Behnam Taebi from TU Delft in this podcast to dive deeper into normative uncertainties. | | | | |
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"In order for generative AI to work as intended, human and technological elements must come together."
Laura WEIDINGER, Google DeepMind | | |
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The information, documentation and figures in this newsletter were produced by the TechEthos project under EC grant agreement 101006249 and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission. The European Commission is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained herein. | | | |
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The TechEthos project is coordinated by AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology. This newsletter is coordinated by Ecsite - European Network of Science Centres and Museums and distributed by Trilateral Research.
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