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IEEE and the MIT Media Lab Launch Global Council on Extended IntelligenceIEEE (News - Alert), the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), and the MIT (News - Alert) Media Lab today announced the launch of the global Council on Extended Intelligence (CXI). The goals of CXI are to build a new narrative for autonomous and intelligent technologies inspired by principles of systems dynamics and design. This includes promoting the ideals of responsible participant design, of digital data agency and better metrics of economic prosperity that prioritize people and the planet over profit and productivity. "Many people involved in technology development assume that technological progress is always positively framed and outcomes are value-neutral. We believe this presumption often makes technology part of the problem rather than the solution," said Don Wright, president of the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA). "Society must encourage individuals, businesses and communities involved in the development of technology to collectively assume responsibility for what we build and to proactively ensure that the systems we design are truly beneficial for humanity." To proliferate the ideals of responsible participant design, data agency and metrics of economic wellbeing prioritizing people and the planet over exponential growth, CXI has created the following projects:
About 50 individual members are joining CXI. The full list of CXI's members, along with their vision statement and project descriptions, is available at Global CXI. "CXI will work to transform reductionist thinking regarding autonomous and intelligent systems that value functionality and speed to market over the need to prioritize societal, cultural and environmental considerations equally," said John C. Havens, CXI's executive director. "All systems must be responsibly created so society can redefine innovation in the algorithmic age by the tangible social and ethical improvements these technologies can provide." To learn more about IEEE-SA, visit us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, connect with us on LinkedIn or on the Beyond Standards Blog. About the IEEE Standards Association The IEEE Standards Association, a globally recognized standards-setting body within IEEE, develops consensus standards through an open process that engages industry and brings together a broad stakeholder community. IEEE standards set specifications and best practices based on current scientific and technological knowledge. The IEEE-SA has a portfolio of over 1,250 active standards and over 650 standards under development. For more information visit http://standards.ieee.org. About IEEE IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. Through its highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities, IEEE is the trusted voice in a wide variety of areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers, and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power, and consumer electronics. Learn more at http://www.ieee.org.
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