UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science
Earlier in March 2022 the UNESCO released their official Recommendations of Best Practices for Open Science, an initiative started after the 40th session of the UNESCO’s General Conference…
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Podcast: The Bomb
This seven episode podcast from 2020 explores the ethical dilemmas faced by the nuclear physicists that where involved in the discovery of nuclear power for use in a…
Supercomputing Around the World: A look at the Top500 as of 11/2021
With the release of the November 2021 Top500 list of supercomputers, it is time again to have a look at the distribution of supercomputers worldwide. Notable new/updated entries…
SC21 BoF: Ethics in HPC
This BoF series hopes to foster an ongoing, community-wide discussion about the role of ethics in HPC and to leave participants with a new awareness of the ethical considerations involved in this field. During this BoF, we hope to consider topics such as the role of HPC in supporting morally questionable applications, the ways in which HPC indirectly perpetuates inequality on both an international and individual level, and the environmental impact of HPC. By starting this dialogue, we can help ensure that we are fulfilling HPC’s promise of making the world a better place.
Black Software: Black Communities and the Early Internet and Racial Justice and Technology Today
In an interview, from February 2021, Charlton McIlwain talks about how software and technology have long saturated our daily lives and the feedbacks that exist with sub culture…
On Allocating Scarce Resources “Fairly”
Maybe there is a lesson to be learned for HPC from common practices in medicine. The lack of organs that can be transplanted creates several ethical dilemmas without…
Supercomputing Around the World: A look at the Top500 as of 11/2020
With the release of the Nov 2020 Top500 list of supercomputers, it is time again to have a look at the distribution of supercomputers worldwide. Notable new entries…
SC20 BoF: Ethics in HPC
Note: Due to COVID-19 the BoF program was significantly reduced and the BoF on Ethics in HPC did not take place.
This follow-up to the broadly attended SC19 BoF will expand the conversation related to ethical considerations in the field of HPC. We will continue and expand the discussion including various aspects of ethics, focusing on the role of HPC. This will include ethical behavior, societal norms to foster a pathway to ethically aligned design of HPC solutions and autonomous/intelligent systems that do not intentionally perpetuate global inequality. By furthering this dialogue, we can work to ensure the HPC community is advancing its commitment to technology for the benefit of all of humanity.
SC19 BoF: Ethics in HPC
This BoF hopes to start an ongoing, community-wide discussion about the role of ethics in HPC and to leave participants with a new awareness of the ethical considerations involved in this field. During this BoF, we hope to consider topics such as the role of HPC in supporting morally questionable applications, the ways in which HPC indirectly perpetuates inequality on both an international and individual level, and the environmental impact of HPC. By starting this dialogue, we can help ensure that we are fulfilling HPC’s promise of making the world a better place.