This study analyzes the value conflict of a paper on fan fiction writing that used online fan fiction novels as a source to extract and filter sexual expressions from text. The boundaries of public ...and private information are ambiguous because users are not always aware of or have agreed to the fact that their content is to be used openly. The case was complicated by the fact that the use of these data by researchers violated an unconsciously infringed upon right of a vulnerable community with a weak legal position. This paper describes the debate on this topic among researchers from engineering and humanities fields on whether the purpose of the research was ethically acceptable; how the systems can be embedded in ethical values; and what ethical, legal, social, and educational lessons are appropriate for governance of artificial intelligence (AI). Our analysis aimed not only to clarify the abstract concept of privacy but also to make changes to the submission guidelines for authors. We hope that our analysis contributes to the governance of ethical AIs and AI ethics on handling sensitive aspects of online activities.
In this paper, we describe the history and background of the Code of Ethics of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers（IEICE), which is the largest society for ...electronics, information and communication engineers in Japan. The IEICE members who established and revised this code did so after examining what a code of ethics should be and considering the social, technological, and ideological aspects of the institute's goals and operations. In this work, the history of the Code of Ethics of the IEICE is divided into three periods focuing on the development of the character of the ethical code and its relationship to the milieux of the institute:the foundation period when the code reflected the ethics of electronic networks;the 2011 revision period, when the code was made to reflect engineering ethics instead;and the 2023 re-revision period when ethics for an age of diversity and communication among various actors were added to the code.
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