Tell Alexa You’re Busy Driving
The Amazon Echo Auto promises only further distraction in a place where distraction is deadly: behind the wheel.
Category: Safety
Podcast #34: Ben Green on Smart Enough Cities
Data technology researcher and author Ben Green punctures the myth of the smart city.
Print Preview: Issue #2 | Spring 2019
Our 2nd issue is off to the printer. Here’s a sneak peek of what’s inside.
The Challenge of Driverless Cars Goes Far Beyond Safety
While engineers devise systems narrowly focused on safety, no one is grappling with the moral and enivornmental quandaries driverless cars pose.
Podcast #20: Huei Peng and Driverless Cars
A tour of autonomous vehicle testing track Mcity with director Huei Peng answers many questions, and raises others.
Have the Robot Wars Begun?
Without much oversight or discussion, security robots have begun appearing in public spaces, causing conflicts and raising questions about privacy and human dignity.
CCTV: A View on Surveillance From Britain
British citizens may be the most visually surveilled people in the West, with an estimated one camera for every ten people. Critical awareness may slowly be dawning, but will it make any difference?
US Finally Washes Its Hands of Antibacterial Soap
After years of arguably no benefits and known risks to antibiotic resistance, antibacterial soap is finally pulled from the shelves.
Computo Ergo Sum: Should AI Be Self-Aware?
Artificial intelligence is often portrayed in fiction as having consciousness. In reality, making AI self-aware may not be useful. Unfortunately, that doesn’t preclude things from going horribly wrong.
