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Challenges in risk analysis for science and engineering
The aim of this reference text is to provide a common language and consistent approach to risk assessment across science and engineering disciplines through the collation of detailed, real examples and scenarios. Examples are drawn from a variety of industries and cover key risk topics such as tolerability, data collection, hazard identification and hazard interpretation. The approaches communicate common challenges and are compared and contrasted, with a particular focus on the terminology used. The book is essential reading for scientists and engineers that undertake risk assessment, including industry practitioners, researchers in academia and those with a general interest in improving risk assessment processes. It is also a valuable reference for science and engineering students that regularly undertake risk assessments or study courses on risk assessment.
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Marketplace lending, financial analysis, and the future of credit : integration, profitability and risk management
\"Marketplace Lending, Financial Analysis, and the Future of Credit puts the rise of financial technology innovation into context against the inner workings of the financial system\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Wild Exaggeration and Vast Potential: Technology’s Limits and Promise in Legal Education
The purpose of this article is to assess the extent of technology’s benefits for legal education. The ar- gument makes two main claims. First, it argues that an understanding of the neuroscience of learning may focus and ground legal and other educators on the possible benefits and roles of technology in education. Second, it argues that, once this is done, technology can be applied to democratize access to legal education. The article concludes, however, by pointing out areas of risk and concern regarding this project. Este artículo tiene como objetivo evaluar los beneficios de la tecnología para la educación jurídica. La propuesta consta de dos partes principales. Primero, sostiene que una apreciación de la neurociencia del aprendizaje puede enfocar y fundamentar a los profesores de derecho sobre los beneficios y roles adecuados de la tecnología en la educación. Segundo, sugiere que, una vez hecho esto, puede aplicarse la tecnología para democratizar el acceso a la educación jurídica. El capítulo concluye, sin embargo, señalando aspectos de riesgo e inquietudes respecto a este proyecto.
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Technical, economic, and societal risks in the progress of artificial intelligence driven quantum technologies
Quantum technologies (QTs) hold the promise to transform a wide range of industries, such as computing, communications, finance, healthcare, defense, space, and beyond. Of the various QTs, the most relevant is presently quantum computing (QC), of significant projected market potential, with some estimates forecasting it to reach many billion dollars over the next few years. There are, however, risks to factor, as highlighted in this perspective, the most relevant technical, economic, and societal risks. Those financial and societal are projected to become increasingly relevant phased with the progressing solution of the technical issues. The synergy with artificial intelligence comes with further opportunities as development can be faster and more effective, but also increases risks. AI presents numerous opportunities, but it also comes with several risks and challenges. Some of the major risks associated with AI include bias and fairness, transparency and explainability, job displacement, security concerns, ethical concerns, privacy issues, lack of regulation and standards, and exponential growth and unintended consequences. Balancing the advantages of AI-driven quantum technologies with associated risks presents a significant challenge. It necessitates careful consideration of ethical, economic, and technical aspects to ensure that these technologies are developed and deployed in a manner that is beneficial and equitable for everyone.
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Can tracking people through phone-call data improve lives?
Researchers have analysed anonymized phone records of tens of millions of people in low-income countries. Critics question whether the benefits outweigh the risks.
Researchers have analysed anonymized phone records of tens of millions of people in low-income countries. Critics question whether the benefits outweigh the risks.
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Innovation, strategy and risk in construction
\"Innovation, Strategy and Risk in Construction integrates insights from business and government leaders with contemporary research, to help construction firms of all sizes to use times of crisis to their own advantage and build greater adaptive capacity into their operations. Accessible and full of practical examples, the book argues that traditional business strategies which seek to systematise innovation and eliminate uncertainty need to be balanced with more flexible approaches which acknowledge and harness uncertainty. The missing key to innovation, it is argued, is to turn serendipity into capability. The author proposes a simple model which allows managers to tap into the increasing dynamic and interconnected nature of the construction industry. Innovation does not occur in isolation within individual firms, but through collaboration. Each stakeholder in the construction industry has a responsibility to drive innovation, and this book will be key reading for consultants, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and clients, as well as policy makers and all serious students of construction management\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Governing the adoption of robotics and autonomous systems in long-term care in Singapore
Robotics and autonomous systems have been dubbed as viable technological solutions to address the incessant demand for long-term care (LTC) across the world, which is exacerbated by ageing populations. However, similar to other emerging technologies, the adoption of robotics and autonomous systems in LTC pose risks and unintended consequences. In the health and LTC sectors, there are additional bioethics concerns that are associated with novel technology applications. Using an in-depth case study, we examined the adoption of novel technologies such as robotics and autonomous systems in LTC to meet the rising social care demand in Singapore consequent to its ageing population. We first described the LTC sector in Singapore and traced the development of robotics and autonomous systems deployed in the LTC setting. We then examined technological risks and ethical issues that are associated with their applications. In addressing these technological risks and ethical concerns, Singapore has adopted a regulatory sandbox approach that fosters experimentation through the creation of a robotics test-bed and the initiation of various robotics pilots in different health clusters. The stakeholders largely envision positive scenarios of human-robot coexistence in the LTC setting. When robots can take over routine and manual care duties in the future, human care workers can be freed up to provide more personalised care to the care recipients. We also highlighted existing gaps in the governance of technological risks and ethical issues surrounding the deployment of robotics and autonomous systems in LTC that can be advanced as future research agendas.
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