China’s once-freewheeling internet faces new rules protecting personal data, as the world’s largest online population awakens to privacy concerns
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China Passes One of the World’s Strictest Data-Privacy Laws
Internet/Privacy || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min) URL ⇲ https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-passes-one-of-the-worlds…
Hospital and Drugmaker Move to Build Vast Database of New Yorkers’ DNA
Health and Medical Applications || Media Article || URL ⇲ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/nyregion/database-new-yo…
Leader of Apple activism movement says she was fired.
Japan Loves Robots, but Getting Them to Do Human Work Isn’t Easy
Robotics Applications || Media Article || URL ⇲ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/31/world/asia/japan-robots-…
ACM Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct
Professional Ethics || Report || Long (10+ min) URL ⇲ https://www.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/about/acm-code-…
The 2018 edition of the Association of Computing Machinery's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
Moral Machine
Transportation Applications || Simulation || Short (5 min or less) URL ⇲ https://www.moralmachine.net/
A platform for public participation in discussion of the human perspective on machine-made moral decisions. A simulation that allows participants to make moral decisions an self-driving car may have to make and see where they align compared to others.
Quantum Computing Scientists Call for Ethical Guidelines
Media Article URL ⇲ https://www.wsj.com/articles/quantum-computing-scientists-c…
Among the potential dangers of misuse: harmful manipulation of the human genome
The Good Place - The Trolley Problem
General Ethics || Video || Short (5 min or less) URL ⇲ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfIdNV22LQM&ab_channel=lets…
A clip from the comedy show "The Good Place" that illustrates the trolley problem.
Science Daily
Health and Medical Applications || Resource || Varied URL ⇲ https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/medical_tec…
A research news website with a dedicated section for medical technology news.
Tapping Into the Brain to Help a Paralyzed Man Speak
Health and Medical Applications || Media Article || URL ⇲ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/14/health/speech-brain-impl…