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Our ability to rely on information that is truthful – and on its
sources as being honest and correct – is being called into
question more than ever.
How can our trust be restored? Share your insight for publication
in Cutter Business Technology Journal
https://www.cutter.com/call-papers
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Our ability to rely on information as being truthful – and on its
sources as being honest and correct – has been called into
question, once again, by a combination of social and technology
developments. It is easy to say "people are entitled to their own
opinions, but not to their own facts" – but what exactly are the
facts in the age of Photoshop and unexplainable neural networks?
The word "trustworthiness" is now appearing with greater frequency
in the IT and business world, as well as in society at large. Some
of the reasons are:
The ability to create "deep fakes" used to propagate false
accusations or conspiracy theories
The meddling in our often antiquated voting systems
The fragmentation of mass media into a large number of
communication channels that don't even pretend to be objective
sources of news
The "echo chamber" effect of social media platforms
The bias that may be introduced in decision algorithms by training
datasets that do not equitably represent all demographic segments
The ability to spoof the origin of an e-mail or a phone call
The propagation of security weaknesses as developers include in
their software some open-source components of obscure origin that
have not been fully analyzed for vulnerabilities.
As these examples show, information technology itself is often, if
not the actual culprit, then at least a facilitator. For example,
deep fakes are directly enabled by sophisticated image
manipulation algorithms; neural networks reach decisions that can
be almost impossible to explain or verify; and robotic process
automation is at the heart of robocalls, spamming and e-mail
phishing.
But can we imagine that IT "atones for its sins," so to speak, by
providing the solutions to those same issues? There are certainly
some glimpses of hope in that direction. For example, members of
the Object Management Group are currently working on developing
standards and there are a growing number of organizations and
countries where committees have been formed to study AI ethics,
elaborate guidelines and recommend best practices.
In this issue of Cutter Business Technology Journal with Guest
Editor Claude Baudoin
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we are soliciting – from end users, IT suppliers, academia and
government actors – articles that address these challenges and
describe potential solutions. We're also encouraging authors to
focus on the positive: what innovations or greater adoption of
existing technologies can help restore the trust in information
and the decisions made from it? And what is needed – in the
technical, socially, and legislative or regulatory areas – to make
these solutions work?
Article ideas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
How can I trust that software does not contain security
vulnerabilities or malware – especially software that controls
medical equipment, power supplies, defense systems, airplanes,
cars, and other critical assets?
How can we trace the origin of information (including text, images
and videos) to their source, while at the same time enabling
whistleblowers and dissidents in authoritarian countries to report
information without fear of retribution?
What are the newest development in voting systems to ensure free
and fair elections?
How is it possible to balance the demand for "explainability" of a
deep learning algorithm with the intellectual property rights of
its inventors?
What are the respective responsibilities of the various actors
(users and suppliers of information and systems, regulators and
legislators, etc.)?
How much assurance is enough?
Abstract submissions due February 28, 2020. Please send article
ideas (short paragraph outlining major discussion points) to
Claude Baudoin and Christine Generali (
cbaudoin@gmail.com and
cgenerali@cutter.com).
Accepted articles due April 3, 2020 . Final article length is
typically 2,000-3,500 words plus graphics. More editorial
guidelines
https://www.cutter.com/call-papers#Editorial%20Guidelines
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Learn more or submit a proposal!
https://www.cutter.com/call-papers#trust
Cutter Business Technology Journal
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business practitioners, and industry experts to present innovative
ideas, current research, and solutions to the critical issues
facing business technology professionals competing in today's
digital economy.
If you have any questions, please contact Christine Generali ,
Cutter Business Technology Journal
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