#TIL about one of the many potentially important standards reports that seem to have been pushed onto the backburner by the pandemic.;
"The report, Ethically Aligned Design, was released today by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). It is the culmination of a year's work by 250 world leaders in technology, law, social science, business and government spanning six continents."
#IEEE, 2017
https://techxplore.com/news/2017-12-philosophers-sociologists-ethical-guidelines-future.html

Engineers, philosophers and sociologists release ethical design guidelines for future technology
If kids spend hours a day speaking to digital personal assistant Alexa, how will this affect the way they connect to real people? When a self-driving car runs over a pedestrian, who do you take to court? Is it okay to manipulate people's emotions if it's making them happier?