Accompanying technology development in the Human Brain Project: From foresight to ethics management

Aicardi, Christine; Fothergill, B. Tyr; Rainey, Stephen; Stahl, Bernd Carsten; Harris, Emma

doi:10.1016/j.futures.2018.01.005

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“…The higher complexity comes from the uncertainty in evaluating the influence of the local culture and people's morals on the use of innovative technologies that are directly connected with daily life. The UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council through its Anticipate, Reflect, Engage, Act framework indicates that reflexive analysis is needed to evaluate the possible future impacts brought by such systems (Aicardi et al, 2018).…”

Section: Legal Ethical and Cultural Aspectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Simultaneously, a (k) deep learning calibration process was added to allow the machine perception of the human review in order to improve the AI outputs (Lauterbach, 2019). Finally, through all the framework stages, an (m) auditing process is required to assess the possible bias in the system, ensuring an ethical environment (Aicardi et al, 2018;Human Brain Project, 2017).…”

Section: Framework For Management 40mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Challenges of upgrading craft workforce into Construction 4.0: framework and agreements

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Sujan

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Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Management,

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Craft workforce is the main productive factor in traditional construction. Construction 4.0 visions are based on automation and digitalisation, meaning that human site activities will require/stipulate changes. The extent to which manual tasks done by humans in construction will be replaced is uncertain. This might vary considering the context or type of work. Construction 4.0 includes craft workforce activities, as these can benefit from technology, fostering digital transformation in the short/medium term. The research scope is workforce-innovation-management using data from job sites. A framework is developed based on data future use involving electronic performance monitoring, building information modelling, smart contracts and artificial intelligence. A systematic scoping review is developed to identify legal/ethical issues in connection to technological aspects. The discussion and findings focus on General Data Protection Regulation compliance to apply the proposed framework. Optimised human-machine-controlled environments must be ethically managed by pre-established collective agreements and must rely on each worker's awareness and consent. The findings suggest that the human aspects if improperly addressed could result in a bottleneck of digital transformation advances. Along with the framework, the paper provides a step-by-step, streamlined review of the regulations and requirements that need to be considered when implementing electronic monitoring of workers.

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Section: Legal Ethical and Cultural Aspectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Framework For Management 40mentioning

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Challenges of upgrading craft workforce into Construction 4.0: framework and agreements

Calvetti

Mêda

Sujan

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Management,

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“…In practice, the RRI programme of the HBP is implemented by four work packages that focus on technology foresight (Aicardi et al 2018 ), philosophical and neuroethical reflection (Salles et al 2019 ), public engagement, and ethics support (Stahl et al 2016 ). Ethics Support uses an approach of ethics dialogues to implement RRI (Stahl et al 2019 ).…”

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Ethical and Social Aspects of Neurorobotics

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The interdisciplinary field of neurorobotics looks to neuroscience to overcome the limitations of modern robotics technology, to robotics to advance our understanding of the neural system’s inner workings, and to information technology to develop tools that support those complementary endeavours. The development of these technologies is still at an early stage, which makes them an ideal candidate for proactive and anticipatory ethical reflection. This article explains the current state of neurorobotics development within the Human Brain Project, originating from a close collaboration between the scientific and technical experts who drive neurorobotics innovation, and the humanities and social sciences scholars who provide contextualising and reflective capabilities. This article discusses some of the ethical issues which can reasonably be expected. On this basis, the article explores possible gaps identified within this collaborative, ethical reflection that calls for attention to ensure that the development of neurorobotics is ethically sound and socially acceptable and desirable.

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“…Furthermore, the potential facilitating role of AI in medicine, in the military, and in the development of autonomous weapons gives rise to issues about unreliability and accountability (Hammond 2015 ; Hallaq et al 2017 ; Horowitz 2018 ). Moreover, together with automatization, AI is likely to bring forth far-reaching economic and social changes, making an impact on the labor market in general (Aicardi et al 2018 ). What kinds of jobs are likely to be affected is still debated; however, there is agreement that AI will transform work demands and the nature of those positions that depend on human abilities and skills (Perisic 2018 ).…”

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Towards Establishing Criteria for the Ethical Analysis of Artificial Intelligence

2020

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Ethical reflection on Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a priority. In this article, we propose a methodological model for a comprehensive ethical analysis of some uses of AI, notably as a replacement of human actors in specific activities. We emphasize the need for conceptual clarification of relevant key terms (e.g., intelligence) in order to undertake such reflection. Against that background, we distinguish two levels of ethical analysis, one practical and one theoretical. Focusing on the state of AI at present, we suggest that regardless of the presence of intelligence, the lack of morally relevant features calls for caution when considering the role of AI in some specific human activities.

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Accompanying technology development in the Human Brain Project: From foresight to ethics management

Cited by 31 publications

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Challenges of upgrading craft workforce into Construction 4.0: framework and agreements

Challenges of upgrading craft workforce into Construction 4.0: framework and agreements

Ethical and Social Aspects of Neurorobotics

Towards Establishing Criteria for the Ethical Analysis of Artificial Intelligence

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