[SIGCIS-Members] SHOT session seeking submissions soonest: “It will happen here”: Fears of new technologies and efforts to shape their evolution

[Jonathan Coopersmith]

Dear SIGCIS members,



Would you like to join this session proposal?  In the spirit of Kranzberg’s
First Law, “Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral,” this
session examines discussions and attempted governance of emerging
technologies that promised great benefits – and potentially equally great
dangers.  While the current attention to AI
<https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/opinion/yuval-harari-ai-chatgpt.html>
is the most prominent current example, drones over public spaces
<https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/nfl-fears-nefarious-drones-seeks-law-to-thwart-stadium-risks>,
biohacking <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7004414/>, and Big
Data
<https://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/ib-knowledge/finance/why-big-data-can-be-dangerous>
are other areas where future policy might benefit from better understanding
and analysis of earlier iterations of those and other technologies.



This session is looking for papers examining how proponents, critics, think
tanks, non-profits, technical societies, governments and citizens responded
to concerns about the negative potential of new technologies.  Did these
concerns shape the evolution of the technology and its control and
regulation?  Were the concerns justified?  What types of arguments and
evidence did participants use?  Any guidance for current discussions?



If you are interested, please let me know ASAP – the session proposal
deadline is April 1.

Initially, just a title and a few sentences will do.

By March 31, a 150-250 word abstract and any suggested improvements to the
session overview and title.


Stay sane,

Jonathan

Jonathan Coopersmith
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Professor (retired)
Department of History
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX  77843-4236
979.739.4708 (cell)

"A Chief Skunk Looks Back,"
<https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/departments/a-chief-skunk-looks-back/>
(interview
with Sherm Mullin) *Aerospace America* March 2023

It's taking longer to vote - especially if you are Black or Hispanic
<https://theconversation.com/its-taking-more-time-to-cast-a-ballot-in-us-elections-and-even-longer-for-black-and-hispanic-voters-191711>
, theconversation.com

Preserving space archives:  https://www.toboldlypreserve.space/

*FAXED.  The Rise and Fall of the Fax Machine* (Johns Hopkins University
Press)
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