[AISWorld] [Call for Papers] Trustworthiness: Is IT the problem or the solution?

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Call for Papers!

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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

http://www.cutter.com/experts/claude-baudoin

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 at gmail.com and cgenerali at 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!

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research, and solutions to the critical issues facing business 
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If you have any questions, please contact Christine Generali , Cutter 
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