Stevienna de Saille

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the processes through which RRI has been incorporated into Horizon 2020 as a policy framework for the European Research Area which promises that technological innovation will be shaped towards social goods.

TL;DR: An experiment examining 326 people’s perceptions of a mobile guide robot that employs synthetic social behaviours to elicit trust in its use after error finds that a robot that identifies its mistake, and communicates its intention to rectify the situation, is considered by observers to be more capable than one that simply apologizes for its mistake.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine what arguments drawn from ecological economics might contribute to the discussion of responsible innovation, and ask whether opening the black box of "responsible stagnation" might also open the door for a reasoned discussion about resource consumption and pace of development in over-productive or too-risky sectors and technologies, rather than its opposite.

TL;DR: The concept of an unruly public functions within the sociotechnical imaginary to disinvite those whose response is unwanted or unpredictable, while still appearing to be engaging with the public as a whole as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the findings of an online horizon scan involving 170 expert participants from 35 countries, concluding that RAS are likely to transform land use, transport systems and human-nature interactions.