Browsing by Author "Rainey, Stephen"
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Accompanying technology development in the Human Brain Project: From foresight to ethics management
This paper addresses the question of managing the existential risk potential of general Artificial Intelligence (AI), as well as the more near-term yet hazardous and disruptive implications of specialised AI, from the ... -
Civil Society Organisations in Research: A Literature-based Typology
This article explores literatures from various sources to highlight and understand differences among key players surrounding the perceived nature and role of civil society in research from different literature streams. ... -
Consciousness, Perspective, Community
Rainey, Stephen (Article)This paper seeks to clarify some aspects of the nature of consciousness by drawing some contrasts between objects and conscious beings. It is argued that consciousness requires an account of self-conscious perspective that ... -
Ethics Management and Responsible Research and Innovation in the Human Brain Project
Rainey, Stephen; Stahl, Bernd Carsten, 1968-; Shaw, Mark Christopher; Reinsborough, Michael (Book chapter)Responsible research and innovation (RRI) is a key concept in current discourses concerning research governance and policy. The practice of Ethics Management in the European Union (EU) Future and Emerging Technologies ... -
Experience and Consciousness: Concepts from the outside in
Rainey, Stephen (Book chapter)The ‘feel’ of driving a Porsche is unlike that of seeing red (O’Regan, J. Noë, A., 2000). Sensorimotor theory and enactivism hold that looking for mechanisms or something ‘inside the head’ is a mistake in accounting for ... -
Friends, Robots, Citizens?
Rainey, Stephen (Article)This paper asks whether and how an artefact, such as a robot, could be considered a citizen. In doing so, it approaches questions of political freedom and artefacts. Three key notions emerge in the discussion: discursivity, ... -
Improving brain computer interface research through user involvement - The transformative potential of integrating civil society organisations in research projects
Research on Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI) often aims to provide solutions for vulnerable populations, such as individuals with diseases, conditions or disabilities that keep them from using traditional interfaces. Such ... -
The Method of Levels of Abstraction in Pluralism and Governance of Dialogical Interaction
Rainey, Stephen (Article)This paper deploys elements of the philosophy of information (PoI) in order to explore ideas of dialogical governance. Dialogue in the governance of contentious issues is at least partly a response to the recognition of ... -
The Role of Ethics in the Data Governance of Large Neuro-ICT Projects
Objective We describe current practices of ethics-related data governance in large neuro-ICT projects, identify gaps in current practice, and put forward recommendations on how to collaborate ethically in complex regulatory ...