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Is the Future of Humanity Bionic?

From as far back as Ancient Egypt in 1500 B.C., humans have explored ways to regain functionality due to limb loss. In this panel, experts discuss how advancements in limb prosthetics are helping to shape what it means to be human.
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Ethical Considerations 200 Years After Frankenstein

Two centuries after the publication of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, society continues to explore the ethical implications of technological advancements. This panel brings together voices from technology, ethics, and history to discuss questions about how ethical considerations have evolved in the last two centuries.
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Engineering Ethics: Guidance on Sustainability

This course is designed to introduce engineers whose work deals with issues of sustainability. The author reviews two codes of ethics (the IEEE Code of Ethics and the ASCE Code of Ethics) that can provide guidance for engineers faced with ethical dilemmas in this area.
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Engineering Ethics: How to Mentor New Professionals

Engineers who are just entering the profession will inevitably confront ethical challenges in their work. This course is designed to assist those who work with engineering professionals who are new to the field in navigating ethical dilemmas. The author reviews the IEEE Code of Ethics in depth and explains methods traditionally used to make ethical decisions.
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A Roboticist, Ethicist and Novelist Walk Into a Bar

How do we separate science fact from science fiction? What is the reality of where we truly are with robotics and AI capabilities? How do media portrayals shape our opinions on technology? And how are the ethical and societal implications of technology considered in each realm? In this panel discussion, a roboticist, an ethicist, and a graphic novelist discuss their roles in the messaging around technological advancements.
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A Conversation About…the Social and Personal Impacts of AI

In these interviews, speakers discuss how an interdisciplinary approach is needed when addressing key social and personal impacts of artificial intelligence.
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Engineering Ethics: Topics for Government Engineers

This course is designed to introduce engineers who work for governmental bodies to ethical considerations and codes of ethics. Dr. Starrett discusses the special ethical challenges engineers in this sector may encounter and suggests sources and methods government engineers may find useful in deciding how to handle ethical dilemmas.
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Engineering Ethics: Topics for Robotics and Automation Engineers

This course is designed to introduce engineers who work in the fields of robotics and automation to ethical considerations and codes of ethics. The author discusses the principles of the IEEE Code of Ethics as well as another code of ethics written specifically for robotic engineers. He also reviews current ethical challenges associated with work in these fields, including those associated with military use of unmanned surveillance systems and automated weapons.
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A Conversation About…Ethics Education

In this set of interviews, experts discuss the role of ethics education in new technology development, particularly with respect to the consideration of societal concerns as part of the development process.
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