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Question: Policy Drafting Exercise

Emerging technologies present new opportunities and risks to our society. For example, the Internet of Things (IoT) permits innumerable devices to connect and share data. This permits operations to be remotely monitored and may jeopardize the privacy of individuals. Also, artificial Intelligence (AI) is a technology where intelligent machines and decision algorithms have been developed and refined with little public discussion, debate and oversight. Another emerging technology is the autonomous vehicle that relieves human drivers countless decisions, but also creates dependencies on inadequately vetted automatic actions. These technologies, and possibly more, provide significant opportunities for modernization while illuminating real ethical and legal challenges. Each raises security concerns highlighting the need for policy guidance.

The paper is designed to explore the current state and direction of an emerging technology, to identify key security, legal and ethical issues, and to articulate and explain key principles that must be incorporated in public policy to guide and protect our use of the technology. The exploration of policy principles should also consider who could/should issue such needed policy.

The paper should contain:

• A description of the technology and its direction

• A presentation of the security, legal and ethical issues involved with the technology as well as the benefits it offers

• An exploration of what policy is needed, who is the best source for such policy (government, industry, ?), high-level guidance/direction for what the policy should contain - to include identification of necessary basic principles The author determines the structure of the paper. A Table of Contents and section headings should improve the readability of the paper. An expectation is that about a third of the paper will address the technology, its benefits and issues, and at least a third will present policy recommendations.

It is important to clearly identify the technology. The student may choose to address the Internet of Things (IoT), selecting a limited focus (home, medicine, etc.). The student may choose to explore autonomous or self-driving vehicles. The student may choose some facet of artificial intelligence or the use of algorithmic decision-making. The student may choose to address robots. The student may choose . . . It is strongly recommended that students provide a one paragraph description of their paper focus for review no later than March 10. (This was never done)

The paper will be 10 - 12 pages in length, double-spaced. The page limitation does not include the Title Page, Table of Contents or the Reference List. No Abstract is needed. (Grades may be reduced for papers that considerably exceed the 12 page limit.) Students are expected to write at a professional level and to comply with the format requirements of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Edition. Careful attention should be given to spelling, punctuation, source citations, references, and the presentation of tables and figures. Please refer to the institutions policieson academic dishonesty and plagiarism. If you are uncomfortable writing, please consult with the Writing Center for assistance.