Considering the ethical implications of digital collaboration in the Food Sector
| Autor: | Jeremy G. Frey, Peter J. Craigon, Louise Manning, Justin Sacks, Simon Pearson, Samantha Kanza, Steve Brewer, Naomi Jacobs, Samuel Munday, Anabel Gutierrez |
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| Přispěvatelé: | CRAIGON, PETER |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
transparency
Knowledge management Food industry business.industry food Supply chain General Decision Sciences trust ethics Transparency (behavior) digital collaboration Food sector Work (electrical) Intelligence amplification Perspective design fiction Design fiction The Internet supply chains business fourth industrial revolution card-based tools |
| Zdroj: | Patterns |
| ISSN: | 2666-3899 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.patter.2021.100335 |
| Popis: | Summary The Internet of Food Things Network+ (IoFT) and the Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Intelligence for Automated Investigation for Scientific Discovery Network+ (AI3SD) brought together an interdisciplinary multi-institution working group to create an ethical framework for digital collaboration in the food industry. This will enable the exploration of implications and consequences (both intentional and unintentional) of using cutting-edge technologies to support the implementation of data trusts and other forms of digital collaboration in the food sector. This article describes how we identified areas for ethical consideration with respect to digital collaboration and the use of Industry 4.0 technologies in the food sector and describes the different interdisciplinary methodologies being used to produce this framework. The research questions and objectives that are being addressed by the working group are laid out, with a report on our ongoing work. The article concludes with recommendations about working on projects in this area. The bigger picture This working group is aiming to create an ethical framework to elicit questions, facilitate discussions, and enable the exploration of the implications and consequences of digital collaboration in the food supply chain in line with the approach of responsible innovation. Ethics is a complex, diverse, and interdisciplinary area and cannot be formalized to provide a singular “right answer”. Because technology has significant ethical implications, we must empower developers, companies, and other stakeholders to engage with this complexity. To do this, individuals and companies alike need to be provided with methods of understanding the issues and trade-offs that could arise from their technology and processes. This endeavor is not one that can be worked on alone; it requires an interdisciplinary team and the use of a range of methodologies to understand and frame the issues at stake. Furthermore, running this initiative as part of two networks has provided access to a wealth of further expertise to aid with evaluation and feedback on our research. As the volume of data increases across the food supply chain, so do opportunities and challenges for digital collaboration. Industry 4.0 technologies, including artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, offer great potential in this area; however, they also raise significant ethical considerations. This article details the research, plans, and preliminary findings of our interdisciplinary working group which was created to explore how new methodologies can support investigating implications and consequences of digital collaboration in the food sector, with the goal of creating an ethical framework. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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