Kailana, Ian, Miya, Jack Over the decades humans have begun to gather data digitally rather than on paper. Information is now being recorded using computers and the development of AI has been a priority in computer engineering. The processing of big data provides some benefits, but the development of AI threatens our society. AI is… Read more Technology: How Can it Become Safer as it Becomes More Advance?
Connor Burri, Patrick O’Mullan, Matthew Spofford, Alex Young While we develop new and innovative technologies, society is continuing to evolve faster than ever before. Technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, and Big Data, are going to affect our future in extreme ways. By looking to historical examples of time periods when technology was rapidly… Read more Looking Down the Barrel of Technological Challenges
In modern times, computing technologies have been developing rapidly. Big Data, machine engineering, and AI are playing a larger part in our daily lives than ever before, creating an epistemic transition. As these systems advance, the developers of these technologies will be tasked with finding progressive ways of meshing technology with society, ever cognizant of… Read more Staying One Step Ahead: How Future Technologies Should Cooperate With Society
By examining the history of technology we can recognize problems we need to address in order to make the future that we envision for this technology a reality. Looking at the success and concerns of the past, we can shape the future of AI and big data positively, and be better informed on decisions that… Read more What History Can Tell Us About the Future of AI and Technology
It is easy to be a proponent of new computing research and technologies because anything that is new and shiny is exciting to most people. However, many people, to the delight of tech corporations, choose to ignore the dangers of this rapid technology growth. New computing technologies have the potential to jeopardize as much as… Read more Is Technology an Endangerment to Society? SAFTB
By Emma Bailey, Joshua O’Grady, Andrew Panneton, and Matt Stevens (AKA EGMOSAM) *All authors contributed equally to this work Technology is at the heart of modern society, especially in the form of AI, machine learning, and big data. This is an ever-growing field and becomes even more important to humans’ lives with every new technology… Read more Envisioning the Future Based on the History of Computing
Advancements in the field of genetics and biometrics comes at a cost that few are willing to acknowledge. For years, biometrics experts and software designers have been revolutionizing the ways in which everyday technology utilizes our personal information. But where should the line be drawn? Devices scan faces, store location information, and are trusted with… Read more How Private is our Lives?
(PORMAGEI) Ian Campbell, Miya Judy, Jack Tatirosian, and Kailana Wang In recent decades, advancements in genetics and biometrics have begun to revolutionize the world around us. These advancements have led to technologies such as 23andMe, a site that will provide individuals with a history of their family genetics and personal genealogy. Other applications include… Read more Challenges of Biometrics and Genetics
(BIFSTOU) Andrew Yatsuhashi, Dominic Ferro, Colin Reynolds, and Issy Rhodes *All authors contributed equally to the work* Considering the technological advancements of the 21st century, many issues can arise, and affect the validity of the use of genetics. One of the greatest issues in the biomedical community is the sorting of people into categories, categories… Read more The Racial Challenge of Genetics and Biometrics in the 21st Century.
(AEEC) Connor Burri, Patrick O’Mullan, Matthew Spofford, Alex Young Categorization of people has been a challenging topic for centuries. With developing technologies in the realms of genetics and biometrics, we are for the first time able to accurately categorize people based not just by appearance, but by the molecules that encode their being. However, these… Read more Adversities of the Biometrics and Genetics Industries