The possibility of constructing a personal AI raises many ethical and religious questions that have been dealt with seriously only by imaginative works of fiction; they have largely been ignored by technical experts and by philosophical and theological ethicists Arguing that a personal AI is possible in principle, and that its accomplishment could be adjudicated by the Turing Test, the article ...

This paper examines the diverse ways in which science and technology are implicated collective imaginations of urban futures Kenya. Despite calls for a ‘deep reimagining’ African urbanisation (UN Habitat 2014), globalised narratives ‘smartness’ intersecting with pan-African tendencies toward top-down Master Planning to constrain spaces imagining futures. Using conceptual lens sociotechnical ima...

Abstract We offer a complementary view to the ethical dilemmas discussed in recent literature by pointing at epistemological dilemma of true uncertainty, suggesting regulatory sandboxes as an apposite remedy. Using exemplar case regulative sandbox for responsible artificial intelligence established Norwegian data protection authorities, we argue that have potential supporting development more A...

We are currently exploring the design and uses of collaborative computational settings within architectural design and planning. One of our approaches builds on the metaphor of Wunderkammer. The Wunderkammer was imagined (and a first prototype of it is being developed) in talking about architectural practice and the need for ready access to a wide range of inspirational objects in this process ...

The current context of a worldwide pandemic has once again sparked debate about the bleak future nationalism. For those who support this view, fact that long-lasting national identities are being decisively contested represents major symptom crisis nationalism, which challenges associated with coronavirus outbreak can only accentuate. In paper, it is my objective to prove belief incorrect and d...