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- Asai, Ryoko, 1977-, et al.
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Balancing between the conflicting interests of different stakeholders in research
- 2017
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Ingår i: European Business Ethics Network. - Athens : Deree, American College of Greece College.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- We in academia produce a lot of research in the form of papers, technologies, methods, medicines and so on. All those outcomes are of great importance for society and people. On the other hand, there are many stakeholders in the process of producing research outcomes nowadays. Researchers themselves are of course the main stakeholders because their career is dependent on research. However, when research projects are connected to various political goals or affect profits for industries, many other stakeholders like politicians and business people get involved to research activities as well. Especially industries offer a lot of research funds to academic projects, and actually today many collaborative research projects between industry and academia are in progress. Thus, research environments are very complex and morally challenging since many different and conflicting interests interfere. Many academic researchers believe that what they produce belongs to society, and that their work is there mainly to satisfy the interests and needs of society and people. But, at the same time, they need to fulfill the demands coming from research supporters who offer funds and research opportunities. In producing research of good quality, it is unavoidable and very important for researchers to make a fair choice between the quality of scientific research and the satisfaction of stakeholders’ demands. This paper explores how researchers make justice between these conflicting interests, what kind of ethical dilemmas and problems they face in their daily research activities, and how they solve the ethical problems. This study is the first step of a research project that focuses on how scientific research activities and outcomes become 'social' and 'valuable'.
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- Asai, Ryoko, 1977-
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Between Insanity and Love
- 2015
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Ingår i: Computers & Society. ; , s. 154-158
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Technology has opened up more opportunities to find bet- ter partners, especially via online dating sites . In addition, technology related to love and sex currently goes far beyond online dating sites. Technology influences our intimate life more and more. Media started to pick up romantic rela- tionship between human beings and digital characters of- ten. Furthermore, today, many wearable devices to experi- ence virtual sex have come into the market. And also robots designed for having a sex with human beings are being de- veloped rapidly. Some might claim having a sex without love or without reproduction is just totally pointless. Or, having a sex with robots is totally “insane”. But apparently there are big market needs, and modern technology seems to be able to satisfy them. This paper explores how it is possible for us to feeling love or sexual desire for non-organic objects by conducting the interview survey, and also considers why people want to have technology for satisfying sexual desire from a philosophical perspective.
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- Asai, Ryoko, 1977-, et al.
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Ethical Competence and Social Responsibility in Scientific Research using ICT Tools
- 2015
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Ingår i: Computers & Society. - : ACM Digital Library. ; , s. 345-347
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study explores how to improve and support researchers'ethical competence in scientic research and how to conduct research ethically, especially in research activities using Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Refining research ethics relating to ICT is unavoidable in the highly technological society of today, for example big data is used in different scientic research activities, and systems which support our daily lives are constructed based on the existing systems. In other words, technology reproduces technology itself. And almost all research activities need to use ICT through the whole research process. Moreover, researchers are required to be able to participate and react sensibly in ethical dialogues with society and citizens. Seen in that light, this study could be applicable not only to computer science and technology but also to a broad spectrum of research areas as the constructive notions of ethics, liberty and responsibility in research activity.
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- Asai, Ryoko, 1977-, et al.
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Robots as companions in feelings and discussions
- 2017
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Ingår i: Retfærdighed – Justice, Robophilosophy. - Copenhagen. ; , s. 42-42
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Robots are used in emotional relationships. On the other hand, it is not very common to think that robots can be used as partners in a philosophical dialog. It would be challenging to find the conditions under which a robot can be one of the parts in an emotional relationship or in a Socratic dialog. Robots usable as emotional or philosophical companions need probably to function well at both dimensions, providing continuous and interchanging support for feelings and reasoning. Our aim here is not to investigate the technical possibilities for such a machine but the theoretical requirements and ethical conditions for its creation and use.
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- Asai, Ryoko, 1977-
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Technology as Mask
- 2015
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Kavathatzopoulos, Iordanis, 1956-, et al.
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Judging the complexity of privacy, openness and loyalty issues
- 2015
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Ingår i: Computers & Society. - : ACM Digital Library. ; , s. 416-419
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Privacy protection and whistle-blowing are controversial issues. Privacy has to be protected but it hinders access to correct information. Whistle-blowing is necessary for correct decision-making, neutralizing wrong beliefs and preventing crime but it may destabilize groups, institutions and societies, and cause conicts. The question investigated here was whether people judging the controversial issues of privacy and whistle-blowing take a moralistic or a philosophical approach. The hypothesis was that homogeneous responses point to a philosophical approach whereas responses correlated with cultural background point to a moralistic approach. Participants' responses to a questionnaire on Manning and Snowden cases did not produce an unambiguous picture, and this result did not lead to a decisive answer to our hypothesis question.
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- Kavathatzopoulos, Iordanis, 1956-, et al.
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Philosophy as the Road to Good ICT
- 2018
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Ingår i: This Changes Everything – ICT and Climate Change. - Cham : Springer. - 9783319996042 ; , s. 293-298
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Handling satisfactorily ICT ethics issues in the design as well as in the use of systems, demands continuous adjustment to relevant values. In privacy, robotics and sustainability, this can be achieved through the development of personal thinking skills and the establishment and running of suitable group processes. In ethical decision making it is important to make a distinction between thinking as a process, and value-content as the result of this process. By focusing on the process, i.e. philosophizing, the philosophical method of deliberative thinking, we can construct and apply tools to support ethical decision making during the development and the use of ICT systems.
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- Kavathatzopoulos, Iordanis, 1956-, et al.
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Snowden’s revelations and the attitudes of students at Swedish universities
- 2017
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Ingår i: Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society. - 1477-996X .- 1758-8871. ; 15:3, s. 247-264
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose – This study aims to map Swedish students’ attitudes towards Snowden’s revelations and their effects in the political and socio-cultural environment of Sweden.Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire was answered by 190 Swedish university students. The quantitative responses to the survey and qualitative considerations of free text answers were statistically analysed.Findings – Swedish students had a high level of knowledge about the Snowden revelations; they actively searched for information, gave a positive judgement of Snowden’s actions and were willing to follow his example in Sweden, although not in the USA. They trusted their country and most of its institutions and authorities except for secret service agencies and the internet and computer software companies.Practical implications – This study could be used as a design of education for university students, especially in information technology programmes.Social implications – The study can be used for developing and applying policies on privacy, surveillance and whistle-blowing.Originality/value – This study is part of a bigger international study to map students’ attitudes towards Snowden’s revelations and their opinions about privacy, surveillance and whistle-blowing opening up for cross-cultural analyses.
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