Article 2

ARTICLE 2

Pitt team inserts computer chip in brain so a person's thoughts can instigate motion

                                          

Brief description of situation

With mind control, a monkey fed itself marshmallows with a robotic arm. The Lancet describes how a 52-year-old woman a quadriplegic for nine years. Has spent the past 10 months learning to maneuver the robotic arm with her thoughts, allowing her to pick up objects of various shapes, shake hands, and even grasping a chocolate bar and taking a bite. Researchers made technological advances in the past 10 months

Key stakeholders and IT system involve

A monkey that fed itself marshmallows with a robotic arm, The Pitt professor of neurobiology described how the mind-controlled arm works. Jan Scheuermann used the arm and hand to consume the entire chocolate bar.

Related issues of social and ethical significance

People and machines. Because the people creates a computer microchip brain that can control all your body. Also create a robotic arm that you control about your mind.

Areas of social impact

Health. Because you put a bet on a human brain to control, so it is also a robotic arm that can be controlled by the brain, the chip can do damage as this in a very important part of the body.

Evaluating the impacts and conclusion 

Are the impacts serious?yes,they now can mange the emotion of the people Are they long or short term?long termAre all the stakeholders affected of just a few?non becaus is the understanding of human emotions  Are the stakeholders a large or small group?large groups is the scientifc of the university of pitsburg  Are the impacts local or global?global because the people will be interes about this  Are the impacts likely to lead to future problems?no because they can control the people emotions and see what are they up to.

Conclusion:

Who is responsible?the univesity of pitsburg What are the consequences?that they know your emotions What are the alternatives?that they shout downs the research Is there an easy solution to the problem?that the university dont use this like of inteligence and use this for good.

Analysing ITGS Situations 3

Instructions: Use the following template to analyze news articles for your ITGS class.

News article title: Global internet slows after 'biggest attack in history'

URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21954636

Brief description of situation:The internet around the world has been slowed down in what security experts are describing as the biggest cyber-attack of its kind in history.

Key stakeholders: internet user,security experts,hackers.

Areas of social impact:

Economic because the attacks can break down the wall stret and othe economic  buisness, political can cause confusion in the world and the people will go crazy,  legal they are braking the law and they have to go to justice, and morally because people will stop using the internet .

Evaluating the impacts:

Are the impacts serious? Yes Are they long or short term? These attacks will be short terms Are all the stakeholders affected of just a few? A lot of stakeholders because they will loose money and properties Are the stakeholders a large or small group? Large groups big companies that are around the world Are the impacts local or global? gobal because it will affect all the world  Are the impacts likely to lead to future problems? Yes if we cannot prevents this.

Conclusion:

Who is responsible? The people who are attacking the networks What are the consequences? Lot of information can be lost and never found again What are the alternatives? Reinforce the security Is there an easy solution to the problem? The security companies should be doing a great security