[SIGCIS-Members] public controversy re cover of an AI journal

[Sharon Traweek]

Note the controversy being reported by BBC, Agence France-Presse, Asahi Shimbun, and other newspapers around the world concerning the cover for the Jan 2014 issue of the JSAI Journal, Vol 29, no.1, 2014
http://www.ai-gakkai.or.jp/en/vol29_no1/
http://ci.nii.ac.jp/vol_issue/nels/AN10067140_en.html
JSAI is a journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (Jinkou Chinou Gakkai)
http://www.ai-gakkai.or.jp/            http://www.ai-gakkai.or.jp/en

“Robotics journal cover draws accusations of stereotyping women,”
Asahi Shimbun, 9 January 2014
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201401090058

“Japan Artificial Intelligence society apologizes for boneheaded glimpse of the future:
a wired maid,” Agence France-Presse, 10 January 2014
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/78417/japan-artificial-intelligence-society-apologizes-for-boneheaded-glimpse-of-the-future-a-wired-maid

“Japan: Artificial servant girl sparks sexism row,” BBC, 10 January 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-25680951

The Asahi Shimbun article includes a quotation from Hideyuki Hirakawa, STS, Osaka University
http://hideyukihirakawa.com/index-e.html
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