1. Job Timmermans (Presenting) Bernd Stahl (De Montfort University UK) Ethics of Emerging Information and Communication Technologies. Converging technologies, converging issues.

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Artificial Intelligence [Korea] Data transfer Technologies [Korea] Data handling technologies Technology implants & Cyborgs Human-computer interaction technologies Cooperative machines, interoperability Locating Technologies [Siemens; USA] Sensor Technology [Siemens; USA] Ambient intelligence Robots and control engineering [Korea] Algorithms Human-like understanding Independent robots In 2020 (wildcard): Very humanlike robots [USA; Korea] Mathematics, logic, philosophy Hardware technology Context- awareness Proactive devices Augmented reality User-friendly interfaces Actuators Moving robot parts Voice generator Technology / Research area Sub domains Specific technologies Example applications, artefacts, and use cases Field of application Users of applications, Other concerned parties, Cultures, Forms of life Topic for technologies GPS, Global Positioning System [USA] Innovative interaction paradigms Very small, unobtrusive sensors Mini-, micro-, nano-sized robots Wireless data Transfer [Korea] Short-range wireless data transfer Bluetooth Infrared RFID “ Brain computer” In 2020 (wildcard): Implants connected straight to brain and nervous system [USA] Wearable ICT Hands-free Interaction [Korea; USA] Data storage technologies Database Systems [Korea] Data foundability Data mining Automatic data analysis Data filtering Data presentation and visualization Data usability Cloud computing Interoperable devices [Siemens] Human language analyzing Picture, video content recognition [Korea] Speech recognition [Korea] Sense of relevance Semantics, ontologies, “ understanding” Sensor Networks [Korea; USA] Movement sensors, Accelometers Pressure sensors Thermographic camera Video camera Machine vision Identification of objects of environment Chemicals detection, toxicometers Military Technology [Korea] Medicine & Health technology [Korea; USA] Home environment and personal life Public spaces and services Transportation Individuals making applications Dangerous tasks for humans [Korea] Security and legality control Factories & Product manufacturing [Korea; Siemens] Office work & Business life Consumer goods business Global information accessibility Sources: [USA] RAND corporation. 2006. The Global Technology Revolution 2020. Bio/Nano/Materials/Information Trends, Drivers, Barriers, and Social Implications. 316 pp. [Korea] Korea. 2000. Vision 2025. Korea’s long-term plan for science and technology development. 178 pp. [Siemens] Pictures of the Future. [WWW]. Available: http://w1.siemens.com/innovation/en/strategie/results_future_study/index.htm . In 2020: Wireless Internet available worldwide to middle and upper Classes [USA] Emerging technologies and their role in the future In 2020: Wearable Computers expanded to control medical devices, appliances, and entertainment Systems [USA] In 2020: Massive databases holding Personal information such as History and log of information viewed or processed, as well as such items as medical records and genomic information [USA] In 2020: Small and inexpensive devices storing massive data such as voice, video, and Web pages [USA] In 2020: Increasingly improved search capabilities to locate not only text phrases but semantic phrases, pictures, and video through both meta representations and exemplars [USA] In 2020: RFID tags to track commercial goods, consumer buying patterns, and even individual movement for security and targeted advertising [USA] In 2020: Small ubiquitous cameras and widespread sensor networks with increasingly small size and unobtrusiveness [USA] In 2020: Hands-free machine interfaces and input devices (e.g. light scanned directly to the retina) [USA] Environment protection [Korea] Digital security Technologies [Korea] In 2010: Reproductive factory system, reusing materials [Korea] In 2010: Robots carrying out tasks in extremely hard environment. E.g. seabed buried site, volcanoes, etc. [Korea] In 2010: Supersonic fighters and 30 cm or shorter micro-unmanned aircraft and low and medium altitude satellites, along with ultraviolet X-ray observation satellites and ultra-mini, artificial satellites that are lighter than 5kg. [Korea] In 2010: Waste water and food waste Management [Korea] In 2010: Nuclear power plants design and construction [Korea] In 2010: Earthquake protection Systems [Korea] In 2010: Geothermal energy use [Korea] Energy production [Korea] Food production technologies [Korea] In 2020: 30% of human brain functions will be understandable. [Korea] In 2020: cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease, bacterial and viral cures will be developed, along with methods of overcoming the drug tolerance ability of malignant tumours that prevents its spreading, [Korea] In 2030: Space travel and transportation systems [Korea] In 2030: Artificial intelligence chips, which enable computers to understand human feelings In 2030: Computers are able to read information stored in the human brain by using electronic magnetic Information. [Korea] In 2030: A gene controlling human sensitivity is in the brain will be clarified and interfaced directly to a computer. [Korea] Youngsters Children Old people Young adults Middle-aged people Middle class Rich people Poor people Caring sector, doctors, nurses Policemen, Fire workers Low-wage workers Unemployed Salesmen Logistic workers Customer servants Business leaders Politicians, state officials Western countries Far east countries Third world countries Active citizens Social butterflies, Party night-life fanatics Lonely isolated people Computer and Internet freaks Happy elderly people Artists, writers, bohemians Green hippies, activists Researchers, scientists Sports people Journalists, media workers Multimedia and web content development [Korea] Digital content creation Public system Business companies Individuals Social groups Organizations Display technologies Vacuum cleaners exchange information with one another and with other robots on how best to do the work, the location of particular obstacles, or which trash can is to be emptied. [Siemens] Modifiable surroundings: In response to a signal from a wheelchair, the stairs turn into a ramp. [Siemens] Built environment A health-monitoring device in the handle of a walking stick: Sensors attached to the body monitor vital functions. When the person is at risk, a warning signal sounds, and help can be summoned via an SOS button. [Siemens] Data on the sales of a shop will be sent to headquarters on an hourly basis. The data from the warehouse and deliveries will be tracked via satellite. In case of emergency, a coordinator will be brought to assess the various options for dealing with it. [Siemens] Real-time companies: In the future, it will be possible to follow products throughout their entire life cycle. In turn, comprehensive information about all the activities of a company will be available and transferred in real time to relevant persons. [Siemens] The vehicles of the future will not only be equipped with sensors, navigation systems and communications technology but will also autonomously exchange data with other vehicles so as to avoid accidents and traffic congestion. [Siemens] Virtual reality Travellers Simple life, ordinary work On the ball at any time and any place [Siemens] The computer as personal assistant [Siemens] Electronic money and transactions Widespread [Korea; USA] Information technology Biotechnology Biotechnology Biomaterials [Korea] Clone technology DNA and gene Technology [Korea] Identification technologies Fingerprint recognition Iris of eye recognition DNA identification In 2020: Biometrics (e.g. fingerprints, iris scans) widely required for travel, for security access to computers and locations, and, perhaps, for commerce [USA] Applied physics Nano & micro Technologies [Korea; Siemens; USA] Quantum computing Smaller, lighter ICT devices [Korea] MEMS [Korea] Smart materials Semi- and supra-conductivity [Korea] Electronics Printed electronics Battery technology Power transmit technology Research on human Psychology Social psychology Consumer Behaviour [USA] Feelings, Moods [Siemens] Brain functions [Korea] Consciousness Physiology, biological functions Sociology Human-centred view on technology Robot societies Nano-robot “ armies” NFC Much more computing power [Korea; Siemens] Environment for education and training in cyberspace. [Korea] Interpretation telephone (automatic simultaneous interpretation) [Korea] Bio-human computer interface technology [Korea] Image-to-voice transformation Systems [Korea] Human-friendly information processing technology [Korea] Fibre-optic [Korea] Bio-computer [Korea] Encryption Technologies [Korea] Software technology and automatic programming systems will be developed to support the creation, storage, distribution and utilization of information. [Korea] Robots for medical application [Korea] Personal human robot [Korea] Highly efficient zero-emission vehicle [Korea] Fully automated vehicle that doesn’t need any human driver [Korea] Propulsion system as plasma acceleration system and utilization of micro-electro-mechanical systems for next-generation aircrafts. [Korea] Basic and application technologies for sensors that have sensing capability similar to human sensing organs (eyesight, touch, hearing, smell) [Korea] Embedded intelligence Enhanced 3D modelling Technology [Korea] Increased control of individual people.

10. Grid of analysis

22. Ethical Issues

33. Stage 3: Categorizing issues

34. Ethical Issues

45. ETICA findings and FP7 ICT ethics Likely to find Likely to find aspects Unlikely to find A significant proportion of ethical issues of emerging ICTs are not captured by FP7 ICT ethics processes.