Adapting to Ambient Intelligence - Part 5 - Operational and Ethical Issues
In this part of our issue on Ambient Intelligence, our futurist and strategic thought leader, Dr. Mihir Parikh briefly recounts some important operational and ethical issues involved with Ambient Intelligence, including interoperability, technology standards, integrity of data, coverage area, monitoring of people, and biases of and potential of discrimination by intelligent systems.
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00:00Sprinting to the future of law, ah, what a relief!
00:06Adapting to Ambient Intelligence
00:09Part 5 Operational and Ethical Issues with Ambient Intelligence
00:20In the previous part of this issue,
00:23we discussed some legal and regulatory issues with ambient intelligence.
00:29In this part, we will look at some operational and ethical considerations with ambient intelligence.
00:38Ensuring seamless communication among diverse devices and platforms
00:43enabling ambient intelligence is a key technical challenge.
00:47It requires common communication protocols,
00:50electronic stacks, data formats, security standards, etc.
00:56While there are some industry-specific voluntary consensus standards and guidelines,
01:02there are no enforceable international regulations in place
01:07to prevent platforms or vendor lock-in and a closed ecosystem.
01:12Failure to achieve cohesion among different parameters
01:16could lead to inefficiencies and poor user experience with AMI systems.
01:22Ambient intelligence systems rely heavily on data gathered
01:26from the movements of targeted individuals,
01:30the surrounding environment, and historical behavioral patterns.
01:34So, the integrity of data and elimination of blind spots in the coverage area
01:40are essential for effective functioning of AMI.
01:45In addition, multiple AMI systems may work together
01:49for a seamless experience for the users.
01:52Having international standards on interoperability
01:56are necessary for synchronizing these systems
01:59as well as retaining user privacy across multiple systems and vendors.
02:07Ethical considerations arise from the people being monitored,
02:11data collected without their knowledge or consent,
02:15and autonomous decisions made by AMI systems,
02:18especially in critical scenarios.
02:21Bias and discrimination by AMI systems are other significant ethical concerns.
02:30With the rapid advances in computing technologies,
02:33various types of sensors, control systems, and artificial intelligence
02:38in the last couple of decades,
02:40all aspects of our life are being digitized.
02:43We are surrounded by technologies that can help us
02:47and, if we are not careful, even hurt us.
02:52Ambient intelligence is a logical progression of these technologies.
02:57Let's find a way to ensure that we fully benefit from AMI
03:02and avoid negative consequences.
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