Immersive Technology (58)
Find narratives by ethical themes or by technologies.
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- Journal of Behavioral Addictions
- 2017
- Journal of Behavioral Addictions
- 2017
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- The American Journal of Psychiatry
- 2017
- The American Journal of Psychiatry
- 2017
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- 6 min
- Kinolab
- 2019
Eleanor Shellstrop runs a fake afterlife, in which she conducts an experiment to prove that humans with low ethical sensibility can improve themselves. One of the subjects, Simone, is in deep denial upon arriving in this afterlife, and does as she pleases after convincing herself that nothing is real. Elsewhere, another conductor of the experiment, Jason, kills a robot which has been taunting him since the advent of the experiment.
- Kinolab
- 2019
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- 6 min
- Kinolab
- 2019
Resisting Realities and Robotic Murder
Eleanor Shellstrop runs a fake afterlife, in which she conducts an experiment to prove that humans with low ethical sensibility can improve themselves. One of the subjects, Simone, is in deep denial upon arriving in this afterlife, and does as she pleases after convincing herself that nothing is real. Elsewhere, another conductor of the experiment, Jason, kills a robot which has been taunting him since the advent of the experiment.
What are the pros and cons of solipsism as a philosophy? Does it pose a danger of making us act immorally? How can we apply the risk of solipsism to technology such as virtual reality– a space where we know nothing is real except our own feelings and perceptions. Should virtual reality have ethical rules to prevent solipsism from brewing in it? Could that leak into our daily lives as well?
Is it ethical for humans to kill AI beings in fits of negative emotions, such as jealousy? Should this be able to happen on a whim? Should humans have total control of whether AI beings live or die?
The Good Place : Simone's Breakdown-
- 10 min
- Kinolab
- 2018
This narrative provides two different case studies of remote-controlled vehicles in the story of T’Challa’s attempts to properly rule his country, Wakanda. T’Challa, also known as the superhero Black Panther, makes use of this technology to put a stop to criminals who threaten his people and his power. In the first clip, T’Challa and his companions track down Ulysses Klaue, a notorious criminal who formerly stole from Wakanda, down the streets of Busan, Korea. In the second clip, agent Everett Ross makes use of the technology to pilot a drone, which he uses to shoot down autonomous drones carrying weapons from Wakanda to the rest of the world.
- Kinolab
- 2018
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- 10 min
- Kinolab
- 2018
Remote Controlled Driving of Vehicles
This narrative provides two different case studies of remote-controlled vehicles in the story of T’Challa’s attempts to properly rule his country, Wakanda. T’Challa, also known as the superhero Black Panther, makes use of this technology to put a stop to criminals who threaten his people and his power. In the first clip, T’Challa and his companions track down Ulysses Klaue, a notorious criminal who formerly stole from Wakanda, down the streets of Busan, Korea. In the second clip, agent Everett Ross makes use of the technology to pilot a drone, which he uses to shoot down autonomous drones carrying weapons from Wakanda to the rest of the world.
When operating vehicles remotely, how is it easy for the driver to become desensitized to the surroundings of the vehicle? Might entertainment technology such as violent video games play a role in such desensitization? What phenomena of a street or other driving environment may or may not be abstracted into a digital map of the vehicle’s surroundings?
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- 4 min
- Kinolab
- 1982
Flynn codes a digital avatar, Clu, in an attempt to hack into the mainframe of ENCOM. However, when Flynn fails to get Clu past the virtual, video-game-like defenses, Clu is captured and violently interrogated by a mysterious figure in the virtual world.
- Kinolab
- 1982
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- 4 min
- Kinolab
- 1982
Artificial Intelligence as Servants to Humans
Flynn codes a digital avatar, Clu, in an attempt to hack into the mainframe of ENCOM. However, when Flynn fails to get Clu past the virtual, video-game-like defenses, Clu is captured and violently interrogated by a mysterious figure in the virtual world.
How can we program AI to perform tasks remotely for us? How can AI be used to remotely hack into public or private systems? Does every program designed to complete a task, even programs such as malware, have a life of its own? What are potential consequences to training AI solely to do the bidding of humans?