[HTML][HTML] Disruptive technologies for e-diasporas: Blockchain, DAOs, data cooperatives, Metaverse, and ChatGPT

I Calzada - Futures, 2023 - Elsevier
E-diasporas are networks driven by human agency, connecting digital citizens to their home
countries and diasporic fellows through digital tools. In contrast, Hyperconnected Diasporas …

Public attitudes and sentiments toward ChatGPT in China: A text mining analysis based on social media

Y Lian, H Tang, M Xiang, X Dong - Technology in Society, 2024 - Elsevier
ChatGPT, an innovative artificial intelligence language model, is attracted significant
attention around the world, sparking both enthusiasm and controversy, but identifying its …

Conceptual engineering and philosophy of technology: Amelioration or adaptation?

J Hopster, G Löhr - Philosophy & Technology, 2023 - Springer
Conceptual Engineering (CE) is thought to be generally aimed at ameliorating deficient
concepts. In this paper, we challenge this assumption: we argue that CE is frequently …

Who owns NATURE? Conceptual appropriation in discourses on climate and biotechnologies

JKG Hopster, A Gerola, B Hofbauer… - Environmental …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Emerging technologies can have profound conceptual implications. Their emergence
frequently calls for the articulation of new concepts, or for modifications and novel …

What is conceptual disruption?

S Marchiori, K Scharp - Ethics and Information Technology, 2024 - Springer
Recent work on philosophy of technology emphasises the ways in which technology can
disrupt our concepts and conceptual schemes. We analyse and challenge existing accounts …

[HTML][HTML] In search of better methods for the longitudinal assessment of tech-derived X-risks: How five leading scenario planning efforts can help

TA Undheim - Technology in Society, 2024 - Elsevier
This mixed methods article discusses the role of scenario analysis as a tool to assess the
broadest possible specter of positive and negative effects of technologies and social …

Investigating digitization and digital preservation strategies for theses and dissertations: a case study of Quaid-I-Azam university, Pakistan

M Arif, KB Mirza, M Hamid - Global Knowledge, Memory and …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to outline the process, procedures and techniques
used for digitization and digital preservation of theses and dissertations (TDs) collection at …

Data (un) sustainability: Navigating utopian resistance while tracing emancipatory datafication strategies

I Calzada - Digital Technologies for Sustainable Futures, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
In our contemporary digital age, our relationship with technology and data has become
unsustainable. This chapter addresses the multifaceted challenges surrounding data …

Democratic erosion of data-opolies: Decentralized Web3 technological paradigm shift amidst AI disruption

I Calzada - Big Data and Cognitive Computing, 2024 - mdpi.com
This article investigates the intricate dynamics of data monopolies, referred to as “data-
opolies”, and their implications for democratic erosion. Data-opolies, typically embodied by …

Engineering the trust machine. Aligning the concept of trust in the context of blockchain applications

E Pöll - Ethics and Information Technology, 2024 - Springer
Complex technology has become an essential aspect of everyday life. We rely on
technology as part of basic infrastructure and repeatedly for tasks throughout the day. Yet, in …