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Privacy Fears Grow as Cities Increase Surveillance. Jim Wilson/The New York Times Federal grants of $7 million, initially intended to help thwart terror attacks at the port in Oakland, Calif., are instead going to a police initiative that will collect and analyze reams of surveillance data.

Privacy Fears Grow as Cities Increase Surveillance

The new system, scheduled to begin next summer, is the latest example of how cities are compiling and processing large amounts of information, known as big data, for routine law enforcement. The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. Robot Code of Ethics to Prevent Android Abuse, Protect Humans. March 16, 2007 The government of South Korea is drawing up a code of ethics to prevent human abuse of robots—and vice versa.

Robot Code of Ethics to Prevent Android Abuse, Protect Humans

The so-called Robot Ethics Charter will cover standards for robotics users and manufacturers, as well as guidelines on ethical standards to be programmed into robots, South Korea's Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy announced last week. "The move anticipates the day when robots, particularly intelligent service robots, could become a part of daily life as greater technological advancements are made," the ministry said in a statement. A five-member task force that includes futurists and a science-fiction writer began work on the charter last November. Gianmarco Veruggio of the School of Robotics in Genoa, Italy, is recognized as a leading authority on roboethics. "Robotics is a new science with a manifold of applications that can assist humans and solve many, many problems," he said. Abusing Robots South Korea boasts one of the world's most high-tech societies.

Autonomous_Systems_Report_09. Unauthorized Transmission and Use of Personal Data. Unauthorized Transmission and Use of Personal Data By Michael McFarland, SJ One of the great advantages of the computer is that it provides such easy access to data, through powerful search facilities, ease of communication, and sophisticated analysis capabilities.

Unauthorized Transmission and Use of Personal Data

When the data is sensitive and personal, however, this can lead to serious abuse, because it opens the way for the data to be used for purposes quite different from its intended use. This can happen for a number of reasons. The rules governing who can use the data and for what purpose may not be clear or restrictive enough to protect the intentions and interests of the subjects. Potential employers, for example, have a great interest in the medical, financial and criminal records of applicants. Some of this information is no doubt relevant to employment decisions. Marketers have an immense appetite for personal information too. There are some advantages to this kind of targeted marketing. June 2012 1. No11_Vol3_02_m_cudi_okur. Legal Issues with Robots. By Keith Kirkpatrick Communications of the ACM, Vol. 56 No. 11, Pages 17-19 10.1145/2524713.2524720 Comments A doctor examines a stroke patient located in a rural community in South America from a hospital located thousands of miles away.

Legal Issues with Robots

A stock trade is executed instantly based on real-time information. A new pair of shoes is purchased for a rock-bottom price during an Internet flash sale. A car is guided down the highway at a safe distance from others, automatically adjusting the engine speed, steering controls, and brakes based on real-time traffic information. In each of these cases, there is no question that robotic technology is making life easier, safer, or more convenient for human beings. "The way the law works, there is a structure for product liability," says Peter Asaro, a professor at New York City's New School and a scholar at the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society.

Back to Top Designing Legal Structures to Manage the Unknown Regulatory Environment Author. United Nations. Autonomous weapons: States must address major humanitarian, ethical challenges. Technological advances in weaponry mean lethal decisions on the battlefield could in the future be taken by machines operating without human intervention.

Autonomous weapons: States must address major humanitarian, ethical challenges

Here, we examine the potential implications of such a profound change in the way war is waged, and caution against the use of such weapons unless respect for international humanitarian law can be guaranteed. How could autonomous weapons distinguish between a combatant and a civilian? Would their sophisticated technology make them better than soldiers at identifying military targets? And who would be responsible if they violate international humanitarian law? "Liability Issues with Artificial Intelligence Software" by Maruerite E. Gerstner. Should Artificial Intelligences Be Granted Civil Rights?

Robots and Artificial Intelligence" Artificial intelligence (AI) is arguably the most exciting field in robotics.

Robots and Artificial Intelligence"

It's certainly the most controversial: Everybody agrees that a robot can work in an assembly line, but there's no consensus on whether a robot can ever be intelligent. Like the term "robot" itself, artificial intelligence is hard to define. Ultimate AI would be a recreation of the human thought process -- a man-made machine with our intellectual abilities. This would include the ability to learn just about anything, the ability to reason, the ability to use language and the ability to formulate original ideas.

Roboticists are nowhere near achieving this level of artificial intelligence, but they have made a lot of progress with more limited AI. Computers can already solve problems in limited realms. Some modern robots also have the ability to learn in a limited capacity. Some robots can interact socially. Kismet and other humanoid robots at the M.I.T.