IoUC’s Monthly Recap (Sept 2016) – Stories Relating to the Internet of Unintended Consequences
Welcome to our monthly recap of stories relating to The Internet of Unintended Consequences. This month’s stories cover many issues including: AI ethics; e-government global trends; robot nurses to help in staffing shortage; making my life private; safety tips & resources for parents re cyber bullying; AI composes song & create movie trailer; self driving cars gain government ally; wearable technology; digital citizenship week; and more.
These are some of the articles, reports, posts, etc. that caught our attention this week. Some links can only be accessed via our Twitter account @I_oUC. We originally send them out through our twitter account @I_oUC, so follow us to get them as we find them. But many of them are such great resources we don’t want you to miss them, so we’ve decided to put them as a monthly recap. Some links will take you to their original sources, whether Lexology, PC Mag, SC Mag, NLR, and/or others. For others you need to go to our Twitter handle first. Enjoy and let us know some of the stories you’ve found interesting this week. Just share in the comments below.
- Daily Report: When Artificial Intelligence Goes to the Dark Side Criminals are beginning to take advantage of the kind of smart technology that imitates voices and helps people plot the fastest route home. com
- Tech Giants Team Up To Devise An Ethics Of Artificial Intelligence Amazon, Facebook, Google DeepMind, IBM, and Microsoft announced the Partnership on AI, which will research ways to use the tech responsibly. com
- White House urges you to use more stringent online security measures | Komando.com Risks of online security are real and keep growing, and now the White House is finally getting involved. Think of how much time you spend online and how many pass… com
- National Cyber Security Awareness Month Launches with a Call to Action for All Digital Citizens to… WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Individuals and organizations around the world are marking… com
- What is cyberbullying? How to spot if your child is being bullied online If you worry about your kids getting cyberbullied, here’s how to spot the signs co.uk
- E-government global trends: integrated services, open data, e-participation and digital technologies The 2016 United Nations E-Government Survey reports a positive global trend towards higher levels of e-government development. Countries in all regions are i… net
- Robot Nurses to Help Relieve Staffing Shortages; The Critical Importance of Nurse Researchers Plus, why undisturbed breaks are key to nurses’ success, and a California RN retires after 60 years in the profession, all in our weekly roundup of nurse news. com
- Artificial Intelligence Wrote a Pop Song, and It’s Better Than You Think Computers at a Sony lab composed the track after studying a large database of songs. com
- Infographics: Teen safety on Internet With the proliferation of smart phones comes the increase of strangers in the teenage online community. com
- Making my life private and secure, part 1 Bryan Lunduke embarks on a new ‘experiment in computering’: to make life as private and secure as possible while remaining digitally connected. com
- Amy Schumer is No. 1 on the 2016 McAfee Most Dangerous Celebrities List | Intel Newsroom Comedian and actress Amy Schumer ranked No. 1 on the McAfee Most Dangerous Celebrities™ 2016 study. intel.com
- What has Mr. Robot done for the security industry? Arguably an accurate depiction of the world of cybercriminals, is Mr. Robot sending the right message? com
- TeleSign Joins White House/National Cyber Security Alliance’s “Lock Down Your Login” Online Safety Campaign http://ow.ly/7j9j304GNGl
- Social Networks Prep for Key Role in Presidential Debates http://ow.ly/isig304zdWd
- Safety tips: Resources for parents Want to know what’s really on your kid’s phone? com
- Do no harm, don’t discriminate: official guidance issued on robot ethics Robot deception, addiction and possibility of AIs exceeding their remits noted as hazards that manufacturers should consider com
- How Digital is Your State? http://ow.ly/mDYq304t1Bw
- A song composed by artificial intelligence in the style of the Beatles A song composed by artificial intelligence in the style of the Beatles net
- New Study Reveals State Citizens Expect Better Engagement through Technology Modernization http://ow.ly/HwmX304t1m2
- Top 20 Artificial Intelligence Companies – Datamation http://ow.ly/EQHr304t19m
- Tech and Innovation Driving Digital Government for Digital Citizens Building a digital government is a crucial step in helping citizens easily and quickly gain access to critical information. samsung.com
- Self-Driving Cars Gain Powerful Ally: The Government New federal guidelines make it clear that, while the government will provide oversight, it wants to encourage the development of autonomous vehicles. com
- Fast-Approaching National Cyber Security Awareness Month Reminds All Digital Citizens That Cybers… WASHINGTON, Sept.14, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Oct. 1 marks the start of the 13th annual National Cyber… com
- No Longer an Idea of the Future, Artificial Intelligence Is Here and You Are Probably Already Using… It might surprise some of you to know that artificial intelligence (AI) is already in use and a routine part of our daily lives, but we leverage this te… gov
- The ethics of artificial intelligence Will the computers and robots taking our jobs, ever have their own…ethics? net.au
- There’s No Turning Back on Digital Gov, U.S. CTO Says http://ow.ly/A9kj304cP8p
- Indiana Department of Education Launches the First Indiana Digital Citizenship Week http://ow.ly/aotB304cOZv
- VMware Introduces Government Digital Workspace for Dummies http://ow.ly/Th4z3047OtR
- Pop Culture Robots: Will They Destroy Us? http://ow.ly/2ZmM3047OoD
- What artificial intelligence will look like in 2030 “Artificial Intelligence and Life in 2030” is the first product of the One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence (AI100). harvard.edu
- Robot carries out its first kidney transplant on two British patients The new method could potentially ‘revolutionise transplantation’. co.uk
- Saturday Night Science: The Age of Em – Ricochet Many books, both fiction and nonfiction, have been devoted to the prospects for and consequences of the advent of artificial intelligence: machines with a genera… com
- With Wearable Tech Deals, New Player Data Is Up for Grabs A new, $170 million deal could allow Nike to harvest personal data from Michigan athletes through wearable tech, raising concerns over privacy a… com
- Digital Citizenship Week | IDOE http://ow.ly/B5D53044r2F
- What Makes a Winning Government Website? (Infographic) http://ow.ly/HODK3044qVg
- Are robots racist? Beauty contest judged by artificial intelligence picks white winners Of the 44 winners picked by robots, a few were Asian and only one had dark skin. ie
- Artificial Intelligence in 2030 Artificial intelligence has already transformed our lives — from the autonomous cars on the roads to the robotic vacuums and smart thermostats in our homes. Over t… harvard.edu
- How to protect children from cyber-bullying Parents should talk to their children and monitor their computers, cellphones and tablets to protect against cyber-bullying. com
- Gwinnett Tech Forum: The Evolution of Wearable Technology Partnership Gwinnett hosts quarterly Technology Forums ( I enjoy attending them because they always have interesting topics, knowledgeable speakers, and great … com
- Gwinnett Tech Forum: The Evolution of Wearable Technology http://ow.ly/XLFJ3043CUy
- What is cyberbullying? How to prevent and report it? The Internet provides anonymity that emboldens cyberbullies. Read What is Cyberbullying, causes, effects, facts, definition, prevention, & how to report bu… com
- Digital literacy demands rethinking of necessary skills Students need digital skills to complete homework assignments and participate in classrooms increasingly embedded with technology, as well as to complete so… com
- Once drones get artificial intelligence, they’ll rule the world Once drones come loaded with sophisticated AI and voice-recognition technology, humans won’t have to guide them. newsweek.com
- Digital government – a mid-year round-up of the key topics to keep an eye on http://ow.ly/oVZO303ZNEb
- State of IoT in Digital Government The Internet of Things is creating an increasingly digital government that can streamline operations and increase employee productivity. samsung.com
- Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, IBM, and Microsoft form AI ethics board The tech giants of Silicon Valley are working to take on the challenges of artificial intelligence before they can even arise. The group includes Alpha… co.uk
- How Artificial Intelligence Will Transform The Delivery Of Legal Services Many lawyers believe AI will marginalize them. Ironically, AI’s biggest impact might be to enhance their standing by improving client access and service. com
- 3 Cornerstones to Cultivating the Workforce of the Future http://ow.ly/da52303ZMXE
- Surge in mental health problems among teenage girls linked to cyberbullying and social media A surge in the number of teenage girls suffering from anxiety or depression has been linked to cyberbullying and social media by a mental health e… co.uk
- Perspectives: Parents need tools to help children use technology responsibly We live in an ever-changing world. Adults are often overwhelmed by the new and constantly evolving social media sites and apps. Teens have far … com
- Yes, the News Can Survive the Newspaper As newspapers fade from the scene, there has been no certainty that the best services that newspapers provide would live on. com
- This is How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Urban Life in 2030, According to Stanford Study Technology has greatly affected our lives over the years. Now, a study from Stanford University has revealed how artificial intelligence (A.I.) may chan… com
- Anthrobotics: Where The Human Ends and the Robot Begins The Anthrobotics Cluster seeks to start conversations (and answer questions) regarding some of the biggest topics in AI research. Here, Luis … com
- Data Sabotage: The Serious Security Risk of Smart Cities Smart city technology is on the rise, bringing more efficient ways to administer city services. But the new threat of data sabotage also looms. com
- Common Sense Education & Public Consulting Group to Offer Courses focused on Digital Citizenship http://ow.ly/lhps303QKYg
- Google to transform Goa into digital state http://ow.ly/ZJMa303QKjH
- The unintended consequence of “Digital Transformation” http://ow.ly/yDUP303QK7h
- Accenture Study Details 5 Tech Trends in Digital Government http://ow.ly/wlSh303QK0m
- 10 Ways Artificial Intelligence Will Change the Customer Experience http://ow.ly/CLDf303QJUP
- Could artificial intelligence help humanity? Two California universities think so Call it artificial intelligence with a human touch. This week, two California universities separately announced new centers devoted to studying the ways in which AI… com
- Watch the first ever movie trailer made by artificial intelligence For the Kate Mara-starring Morgan com
- The Big Redesign: What http://ow.ly/QRgn303QJmS
- Gamification: A Tool that Government Should Not Ignore http://ow.ly/r5ci303QJjg
- Bullying and Cyberbullying E-Guide Download http://ow.ly/UdZC303ObaQ
- SMART TECHNOLOGY TAKES FLIGHT – Robots, Growth, Intelligent Tech http://ow.ly/PiYV303Ny11
- This 12-year-old’s anti-bullying film is going viral for all the right reasons An anti-bullying film, which was written and directed by a 12-year-old, is going viral after getting 350,000 Youtube views in just over a week. ie
- Back-to-School Tips on How Your Children Can Stay Safe Online Here are some tips that can help keep every child safe online during this back-to-school season. com
- Mitigating Cyber Risks With the Right Security Controls http://ow.ly/1MkH303L6c6
- 7 Key Factors Driving the Artificial Intelligence Revolution Under, behind and inside many of the apps we use every day, a revolution is underway. It’s a revolution that started decades ago but today is empowering… com
- What’s your attack surface? Take responsibility for staying safe online In our day-to-day lives, the biggest threat to our online security is actually ourselves. net.au
- School combats online piracy Eastwood Heights Public School is leading the fight against online piracy by hosting a special presentation on Digital Citizenship. com.au
- A Robot That Harms: When Machines Make Life Or Death Decisions An artist has designed a robot that purposefully defies Isaac Asimov’s law that “a robot may not harm humanity” — to bring urgency to the discussio… org
- Leslie Jones Hack And Cyberbullying: Can Twitter’s Rumored New Feature Stop The Online Abuse? Incidents like the recent hack of Leslie Jones’ website, and the stream of social media abuse that she dealt with before it, have brought the cyberbu… com
- Considering Privacy in the Age of the Camera http://ow.ly/Dbd1303GtIC
- Students warned about digital footprint Kids today live in two different worlds — the physical world and the digital world — and the rules and possible pitfalls in the digital world change every day. com
- GDS finalises new rules for government digital projects | http://PublicTechnology.net http://ow.ly/6WQD303FPeT
- 5 County Technology Leadership Examples Worth Following The winners of the 2016 Digital Counties Survey were recently announced. Here’s a roundup of five notable counties doing great work. com
- A Chinese news outlet used an incredibly efficient “robot reporter” to cover the Olympics A Chinese robot reporter produced 450 Olympic news items over the 15-day sporting event, mostly about China’s dominant sports, like badminto… com
- How artificial intelligence is aiding the fight against cybercrime http://ow.ly/cI1K303FOYJ
- Director Werner Herzog Talks About The Intersection of Humanity And Artificial Intelligence Is technology making us less human? com
- Artificial Intelligence, Real Engagement http://ow.ly/x5rc303FONp
- Arup Thoughts: How cities can benefit from becoming digital platforms http://ow.ly/oPcy303FOHY
- The Hype—and Hope—of Artificial Intelligence – The New Yorker I. is really about augmented intelligence that helps us navigate our increasingly complex and digital world. And it is nothing to fear. newyorker.com
- ‘Civic hacker’ picked to guide digital policy in China #IoUCDigGov http://ow.ly/Ibgc303FOwm
- Tate Britain project uses AI to pair contemporary photos with paintings IK prize-winning system matches images from the 24/7 news cycle with centuries-old artworks and presents them online com
- Is It Legal For Vigilantes To Hunt For Suspects On Facebook? MUNICH — Online witch-hunt or smart investigative technique? When Hannover police started a pilot project in March 2011 to ask the public to search on com
- Don’t Feed The Trolls – How To Stop Online Harassment If you have any internet presence, it’s likely that you’ve noticed the web’s most unfortunate side effect: internet trolls. While cases involving well-k… com
- This Social Engineering Trick Foiled My Online Security A simple social engineering hack can easily allow attackers to steal your phone number and wreak havoc on your life. Find out how it happens and… com
- Inside Facebook’s (Totally Insane, Unintentionally Gigantic, Hyperpartisan) Political-Media Machine How a strange new class of media outlet has arisen to take over our news feeds. com
- Take the FBI’s Safe Online Surfing Internet Challenge (Learn More) – American Security Today What do more than 870,000 students across the nation have in common? Since 2012, they have all completed the FBI’s Safe Online Surfing (SOS) Internet Challenge…. com
- 9 Ways to Secure Your Smartphone and Protect Your Mobile Privacy We’ve put together all the ways to maintain your smartphone privacy and keep your phone secured. com
- Teachers Address Cyberbullying as Kids Head Back to Class As technology becomes more prevalent in kids’ lives, so does cyberbullying. It is problem plaguing classrooms across the state and a d… com
- Designing cities for digital citizens, by Salomon Salinas, Smart Cities lead at Accenture Mobility What truly makes a city ‘smart’ isn’t just the technology, but the use of technology to solve the most pressing issues that city has net
- How to tackle social media bullying at work http://ow.ly/bShZ303tBSR
- Why Peter Thiel is Right and Revenge Pornography is Wrong On Monday, entrepreneur Peter Thiel published an editorial in The New York Times titled “The Online Privacy Debate Won’t End with Gawker.” In that … com
- com to Shut Down Next Week Word of the website’s closing comes after the sale of its parent, Gawker Media, to Univision this week. nytimes.com
- A Break in the Assange Saga The founder of WikiLeaks is central to a critical debate about secrecy, privacy and the public interest in the digital age. com
- Does entertainment trump security in connected cars? Security as an afterthought is still the cause of most common vulnerabilities in connected cars. com
- The history of social networking Social networking didn’t start with Facebook. We examine the history of social networking, from BBSes and Friendster to Diaspora and beyond. com
- Rio 2016: Social Media Scams And 4,500 Fake Apps Target Olympics http://ow.ly/X5ud302ZaKT
- Identity Theft and Social Media: How Are They Related? Social media has created many new ways for people to interact. While this can be viewed as exciting, it also leaves users vulnerable to identity theft. com
- Big data vs. privacy: the big balancing act | Information Age http://ow.ly/cBSZ302Xj3h
- We Need Better Coordination Between Victims, Police and Tech to Combat Online Threats http://ow.ly/iWh2302TrLM
- Experts warn effects of a cyberbullying trend called ‘roasting’ People are getting their panties in a bunch over the exchange of memes and a few playful words, as digital safety experts deem ‘roasting’ the new … com
- Take a step inside the classroom of tomorrow Making learning fun com
- What security measures are in place around voter data? This week, political fallout continued after hackers accessed an analytics program used by the Clinton campaign, along with emails and voicemail… org
- Instagram To Launch Features To Fight Back Against Online Harassment Instagram will soon launch tools that will allow users to filter comments or turn them off completely. High-profile accounts will be the first ones to r… com
- Privacy Tip #45 – Evaluate the data security of your dream car before you buy it: Tesla is on top… We have previously reported on hackings of automobiles. Not only can hackings obtain information about your driving habits, your GPS usage and locatio… com
- The Unfortunate Reality of Cyberbullying – And What You Can Do About It Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 @ 1 pm Eastern What do Robin Williams’ daughter (Zelda), actress Leslie Jones and Taylor Swift all have in com… com
- Girls gang up on boys in new cyberbullying craze called ‘roasting’, expert warns Girls are ganging up on boys in a new cyberbullying craze called “ co.uk
- How about some consequences for bad behaviour online? Bad behaviour via social network has seemed to reach a boiling point and embroil prominent pop culture figures like Leslie Jones, Kanye West and… ca
- The week in tech podcasts Clean out apps, dating meets augmented reality, groundbreaking tech of last 10 years com
- Social media usage blurs legal guidelines for school districts http://ow.ly/fQbl302y8f5
- Cyberbullying: What Schools Can Learn From Leslie Jones’ Twitter Harassment More states are requiring schools to respond to cyberbullying, but it can be a challenging task for administrators. Here’s what schools can learn from… edweek.org
- Tips to Stop Cyberbullies and Internet Trolls Cyberbullying is back in the spotlight.Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones recently quit Twitter after being attacked online.As part of News 4 San Ant… com
- Cyberbullying to Dating: Debut Book Guides Tweens Through the “Too-Muchness” of Modern Middle School http://ow.ly/kE3Y302tFQS
- Cyberbullying: Five Things Leslie Jones And Others Can Do To Combat Cyberbully Internet Trolls Cyberbullies badgered Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones yesterday on Twitter to the point that Jones left in tears. Jones received everything from racial… com
- Advocacy Group for Children’s Safety Asks Pokémon GO Creators to Make Data Security a Priority http://ow.ly/soi9302sLgI
- 8 Ways Digital is Transforming Governments around the World http://ow.ly/z15T302qEzY
- Worried about travelling? Steps you can take to increase your security Worried about travelling? What one terrorism expert and travel advisor had to say about personal safety and security while abroad. ca
- What is… Artificial Intelligence? Find out everything you need to know about Artificial Intelligence. bt.com
- Singapore to use intelligent ‘chatbots’ to deliver public service In partnership with Microsoft, the Infocomm Development Authority will use conversational computing to deliver selected public services under a new … eco-business.com
- Users sign away their firstborns on fake social network A study confirms: the biggest lie on the internet is “I have read and accepted these TOS.” 98% also signed off on sharing info with the NSA. sophos.com
- How Online Trolls Are Ruining Social Media Marketing http://ow.ly/qt9Z302imEX
- 7 pillars of digital government success #IoUCDigGov http://ow.ly/DxYb302bckB
- Pokémon Go is ‘huge security risk’ and can access your Google account Experts have warned that iOs users of Pokémon Go are putting themselves at risk by signing up using Google, and giving the game access to everyth… co.uk
- The Facebook Live Effect The average citizen’s ability to capture and immediately broadcast video of police activity changed the way America experienced the events of this week. com
- For Philando Castile, Social Media Was the Only 911 Diamond Reynolds used Facebook Live to capture the aftermath of a police shooting that left her boyfriend Philando Castile dead. What else could s… com
- Rami Malek of ‘Mr. Robot’: The Face of Hacktivism Malek, who plays a hacker waging war on corporate culture, and Sam Esmail, the show’s creator, discuss why the first season’s big reveal was merely a setup for… nytimes.com
- Review: ‘Zero Days’ Examines Cyberwarfare’s Potential Online Apocalypse This Alex Gibney documentary describes the origin of Stuxnet, malware devised by Israel and the United States with grave implications for the f… com
- Snapchat Sued for Exposing Kids to Media Partners’ “Sexually Offensive Content” The 14-year-old plaintiff, represented by Mark Geragos, came across a Buzzfeed article that “perverted” Disney characters into “obscene” images. com
- The most important tech trends driving government transformation http://ow.ly/wlQt301ZATo
- In Michigan, a digital government with digital problems Even as Gov. Rick Snyder pushes for a more tech-driven government, numerous software snafus in recent years have caused confusion, cost taxpayers money and, crit… com
- From Big Data to Artificial Intelligence: The Next Digital Disruption http://ow.ly/aPlN301ZAAz
- The 9 signs your child is being bullied to watch out for http://ow.ly/1ci8301ZyVj
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- When you talk to Siri, Cortana and Google Now, who’s listening? I’m starting to enjoy talking to computers. I don’t use speech-to-text all that much because I’m so keyboard-oriented, but I love being able to run a … com
- Robot Amelia – a glimpse of the future for local government Enfield council’s decision to recruit an AI to deliver local authority services paves the way for more automation. But how will this affect human empl… com
- 11 government Instagram accounts to follow http://ow.ly/tNRd301WH17
- Parenting in the Digital Age: Internet safety tips http://ow.ly/lNKc301W5cC
- Extreme online security measures to protect your digital privacy – a guide Mark Zuckerberg uses tape over his webcam. Even if you’re not worried about industrial espionage, there’s no such thing as too much security com
- Millennials don’t have questions or fears about technology Millennials don’t have questions or fears about technology infosecurity-magazine.com
- Iot and toys: Connected toys require more security In an age where it seems anything and everything can benefit from connectivity, the future of toys is changing rapidly. Toys are becoming mo… com
- What do citizens want from government online and mobile apps? Security and privacy are the top issues for Americans when it comes to the online services and mobile apps provided by their government, according to a new surv… com
- 3 tips to protect your children on social media After a string of recent arrests involving child sex abuse, some parents are wondering what they can do to protect their children, especially online. com
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