Computers and society : modern perspectives / Ronald M. Baecker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baecker, Ronald M., author.

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computers--Social aspects.

Computers.

Information technology--Social aspects.

Information technology.

Computers and civilization.

Artificial intelligence--Social aspects.

Artificial intelligence.

Physical Description:

xviii, 530 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Contents:

0.2 Opportunities: computer applications p. 4

0.3 Risks: technological threats p. 6

0.4 Choices: challenges for society p. 7

0.6 A note to instructors p. 11

Part I Opportunities

1 Digital inclusion p. 17

1.1 Pioneers and visionaries p. 18

1.2 Access to the Internet p. 20

1.3 Internet access across the world p. 22

1.4 Internet shutdowns p. 27

1.5 Inclusive design of technology p. 28

1.6 Gender issues p. 30

1.7 Technology for seniors p. 34

2 Digital media and intellectual property p. 41

2.1 Pioneers and visionaries p. 42

2.2 Intellectual property: protection and fair use p. 43

2.4 Movies p. 51

2.5 Mash-ups p. 54

2.6 Textbooks and research publications p. 55

2.7 Open access publications p. 58

2.8 Software patents p. 61

2.9 Open source software p. 63

2.10 Creative Commons licensing p. 66

3 Computers in education and learning p. 71

3.1 Pioneers and visionaries p. 72

3.2 Digital simulations and serious gaming p. 74

3.3 Presentation technology p. 76

3.4 Smart and flipped classrooms p. 78

3.5 Intelligent tutoring p. 81

3.6 Online learning p. 83

3.7 Massive open online courses (MOOCs) p. 85

3.8 Ubiquitous use of computers in schools p. 87

4 Computers in medicine and health care p. 93

4.1 Pioneers and visionaries p. 94

4.2 Online health information and online communities of care p. 95

4.3 Electronic medical records and personal health records p. 99

4.4 Medication data processing p. 103

4.5 Big data and infectious disease surveillance and modelling p. 104

4.6 Medical simulators p. 106

4.7 Artificial body parts and bionic people p. 108

4.8 Precision medicine p. 110

4.9 Neuroplasticity and brain training p. 113

4.10 Robot companions and caregivers for seniors p. 116

5 Free speech, politics, and government p. 123

5.1 Visions, Utopias, and dystopias p. 124

5.2 Free speech p. 126

5.3 Print, broadcast, and internet speech p. 127

5.4 Internet speech that draws censorship p. 128

5.5 Fake news, filter bubbles, and echo chambers p. 134

5.6 E-democracy p. 141

5.7 Citizen mobilization via social media p. 144

5.8 Campaigning with social media; big data for voter surveillance and targeting p. 144

5.9 E-government p. 147

6 Law and order, war and peace p. 153

6.1 Visions and nightmares p. 154

6.2 Use of social media by the police and in dealing with the police p. 155

6.3 Citizen mobilization via social media for regime change p. 159

6.4 Surveillance by government p. 161

6.5 Governments restricting internet access; keeping the net open p. 166

6.6 Hacking another country's elections and politicians p. 168

6.7 Cyberespionage, cyberterrorism, and cyberwarfare p. 171

6.8 Guided aerial weapons with no person aboard p. 175

6.9 Autonomous weapons and robot soldiers p. 177

Part II Risks

7 Security p. 187

7.1 Visions and context p. 188

7.2 A security primer p. 189

7.3 Hackers p. 193

7.4 Cybercriminals and large-scale system intrusions p. 195

7.5 Identity theft p. 197

7.6 Security in the digital world p. 201

7.7 Electronic voting machines p. 203

7.8 The legal response to cybercrime p. 205

7.9 What shall we do? p. 208

8 Safety p. 213

8.1 Visions and context p. 214

8.2 Frustration, anger, and rage in internet access p. 215

8.3 Cyberbullying and revenge porn p. 217

8.4 Attention and distraction p. 219

8.5 Uncontrollable software development p. 221

8.6 Incomprehensible and incorrect software p. 224

8.7 Medical devices and safety p. 227

8.8 Industrial disasters p. 229

8.9 Autonomous vehicles p. 232

8.10 The environment p. 238

8.11 What shall we do? p. 241

9 Privacy p. 245

9.1 Visions and context p. 246

9.2 A privacy primer p. 247

9.3 Government data collection p. 250

9.4 Consumer privacy p. 254

9.5 Health information p. 257

9.6 Personal information visible through social media p. 258

9.7 Surveillance everywhere p. 261

9.8 Recording, remembering, and forgetting p. 265

9.9 Confidential information, privacy for government, and whistle-blowers p. 267

9.10 Privacy laws p. 270

9.11 What shall we do? p. 272

Part III Choices

10 Automation, work, and jobs p. 279

10.1 Historical precedents and early warnings p. 280

10.2 Identifying job opportunities and the best employees p. 282

10.3 Monitoring workers for job performance p. 284

10.4 On-demand services in the gig economy p. 287

10.5 Automation and fears of unemployment p. 291

10.6 Agriculture and automation p. 292

10.7 Manufacturing and automation p. 294

10.8 Computers in service industries p. 296

10.9 The transformation of professions p. 299

10.10 The future of employment, jobs, and work p. 302

10.11 Our options p. 307

11 Artificial intelligence, explanations, trust, responsibility, and justice p. 311

11.1 Visions and context p. 312

11.2 An Al Primer p. 316

11.3 AI advances, capabilities, and limits p. 320

11.4 What is intelligence? p. 323

11.5 Anthropomorphism, feelings, and empathy p. 324

11.6 How do we know what a computer knows and how it makes its decisions? p. 328

11.7 Trust p. 330

11.8 Accountability and responsibility p. 331

11.9 Fairness and justice p. 333

11.10 Our options p. 335

12 Lifestyle p. 343

12.1 Visions and context p. 344

12.2 Connected p. 345

12.3 Too connected p. 348

12.4 Always connected: technology addiction and workaholism p. 350

12.5 The internet of things, voice assistants, and smart cities p. 354

12.6 Artificial reality p. 356

12.7 Pornography, online dating, and sex robots p. 357

12.8 Blockchain and the future of money p. 359

12.9 Corporate concentration, and social and economic disruption p. 362

12.10 Our options p. 369

13.1 Social issues p. 374

13.2 Policy/legal choices p. 375

13.3 Ethical/moral dilemmas p. 376

14 Afterword: Developments in autumn 2018 p. 379

14.1 Digital inclusion p. 379

14.2 Digital media and intellectual property p. 380

14.3 Education and learning p. 380

14.4 Medicine and health care p. 381

14.5 Free speech, politics, and government p. 381

14.6 Law and order, war and peace p. 382

14.7 Security p. 383

14.8 Safety p. 384

14.9 Privacy p. 385

14.10 Automation, work, and jobs p. 385

14.11 AI p. 386

14.12 Lifestyle p. 387.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0198827091

9780198827092

9780198827085

0198827083

OCLC:

1084397998

Publisher Number:

99981040296