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Towards a critical recovery of liberatory PAR for food system transformations: Struggles and strategies in collaborating with radical and progressive food movements in EU-funded R&I projects 以批判的方式恢复解放性 PAR，促进粮食系统转型：在欧盟资助的研究与创新项目中与激进和进步粮食运动合作的斗争与战略

Journal of responsible technology Pub Date : 2024-11-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrt.2024.100100

Tobia S. Jones, Anne M.C. Loeber

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Towards a research ethics of real-world experimentation with emerging technology 建立新兴技术真实世界实验的研究伦理

Journal of responsible technology Pub Date : 2024-10-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrt.2024.100098

Joost Mollen

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Brave global spaces: Researching digital health and human rights through transnational participatory action research 勇敢的全球空间：通过跨国参与式行动研究开展数字健康与人权研究

Journal of responsible technology Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrt.2024.100097

Javier Guerrero-C , Nomtika Mjwana , Sebastian Leon-Giraldo , Sara L.M. Davis

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Start doing the right thing: Indicators for socially responsible start-ups and investors 开始做正确的事：具有社会责任感的初创企业和投资者指标

Journal of responsible technology Pub Date : 2024-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrt.2024.100094

Mark Ryan , Eugen Popa , Vincent Blok , Andrea Declich , Maresa Berliri , Alfonso Alfonsi , Simeon Veloudis , Natalia Costanzo , Martina Iannuzzi

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Virtual Social Labs – Requirements and Challenges for Effective Team Collaboration 虚拟社交实验室--有效团队协作的要求和挑战

Journal of responsible technology Pub Date : 2024-09-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrt.2024.100095

Maria Schrammel, ilse Marschalek

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A call to action: Designing a more transparent online world for children and young people 行动呼吁：为儿童和青少年设计一个更加透明的网络世界

Journal of responsible technology Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrt.2024.100093

Virginia Portillo , Liz Dowthwaite , Helen Creswick , Elvira Pérez Vallejos , Carolyn Ten Holter , Ansgar Koene , Marina Jirotka , Jun Zhao

{"title":"A call to action: Designing a more transparent online world for children and young people","authors":"Virginia Portillo , Liz Dowthwaite , Helen Creswick , Elvira Pérez Vallejos , Carolyn Ten Holter , Ansgar Koene , Marina Jirotka , Jun Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.jrt.2024.100093","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrt.2024.100093","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper reports on a qualitative research study that explored the practical and emotional experiences of young people aged 13–17 using algorithmically-mediated online platforms. It demonstrates an RI-based methodology for responsible two-way dialogue with the public, through listening to young people's needs and responding to their concerns. Participants discussed in detail how online algorithms work, enabling the young people to reflect, question, and develop their own critiques on issues related to the use of internet technologies. The paper closes with action areas from the young people for a fairer, usefully transparent and more responsible online environment. These actions include a desire to be informed about what data (both personal and situational) is collected and how, and who uses it and why, and policy recommendations for meaningful algorithmic transparency and accountability. Finally, participants claimed that whilst transparency is an important first principle, they also need more control over how platforms use the information they collect from users, including more regulation to ensure transparency is both meaningful and sustained.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73937,"journal":{"name":"Journal of responsible technology","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100093"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666659624000192/pdfft?md5=e8823953ad735110aa03c82787c93158&pid=1-s2.0-S2666659624000192-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142172260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Journal of responsible technology Pub Date : 2024-08-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrt.2024.100092

Philipp Neudert , Mareike Smolka , Britta Acksel , Yana Boeva

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Embedding responsible innovation into R&D practices: A case study of socially assistive robot development 将负责任的创新纳入研发实践：社会辅助机器人开发案例研究

Journal of responsible technology Pub Date : 2024-08-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrt.2024.100091

Dirk R.M. Lukkien , Henk Herman Nap , Minke ter Stal , Wouter P.C. Boon , Alexander Peine , Mirella M.N. Minkman , Ellen H.M. Moors

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Jürgen Habermas revisited via Tim Cook's Wikipedia biography: A hermeneutic approach to critical Information Systems research 通过蒂姆-库克的维基百科传记重访于尔根-哈贝马斯：以诠释学方法开展批判性信息系统研究

Journal of responsible technology Pub Date : 2024-08-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrt.2024.100090

Reilly Smethurst , Amber G. Young , Ariel D. Wigdor

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Decoding faces: Misalignments of gender identification in automated systems 解码面孔：自动系统中的性别识别误差

Journal of responsible technology Pub Date : 2024-06-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrt.2024.100089

Elena Beretta , Cristina Voto , Elena Rozera

{"title":"Decoding faces: Misalignments of gender identification in automated systems","authors":"Elena Beretta , Cristina Voto , Elena Rozera","doi":"10.1016/j.jrt.2024.100089","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrt.2024.100089","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Automated Facial Analysis technologies, predominantly used for facial detection and recognition, have garnered significant attention in recent years. Although these technologies have seen advancements and widespread adoption, biases embedded within systems have raised ethical concerns. This research aims to delve into the disparities of Automatic Gender Recognition systems (AGRs), particularly their oversimplification of gender identities through a binary lens. Such a reductionist perspective is known to marginalize and misgender individuals. This study set out to investigate the alignment of an individual's gender identity and its expression through the face with societal norms, and the perceived difference between misgendering experiences from machines versus humans. Insights were gathered through an online survey, utilizing an AGR system to simulate misgendering experiences. The overarching goal is to shed light on gender identity nuances and guide the creation of more ethically responsible and inclusive facial recognition software.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":73937,"journal":{"name":"Journal of responsible technology","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100089"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666659624000155/pdfft?md5=24b180fd999b7d4970841ecf98f18ac7&pid=1-s2.0-S2666659624000155-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141630428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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