Ethical Risks, Concerns, and Practices of Affective Computing:A Thematic Analysis

The recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have drawn the attention of the public, policymakers, practitioners, and scientists to the ethical implications of AI. Affective computing is among the sensitive topics, as it deals with human emotions and affect. Research and applications in this field are perceived to raise substantial risks. In this study, we conducted a thematic analysis of the ethical impact statements of 70 papers that are accepted to be presented at the ACII conference. Our aim was to explore how the affective computing research community perceives risks and concerns related to ethics in this field, and how they attempt to address and mitigate these risks. We report our findings of this thematic analysis along with an evaluation of the potential impact of the regulations such as The EU AI Act on the field of affective computing

Ethical Risks, Concerns, and Practices of Affective Computing:A Thematic Analysis

The recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have drawn the attention of the public, policymakers, practitioners, and scientists to the ethical implications of AI. Affective computing is among the sensitive topics, as it deals with human emotions and affect. Research and applications in this field are perceived to raise substantial risks. In this study, we conducted a thematic analysis of the ethical impact statements of 70 papers that are accepted to be presented at the ACII conference. Our aim was to explore how the affective computing research community perceives risks and concerns related to ethics in this field, and how they attempt to address and mitigate these risks. We report our findings of this thematic analysis along with an evaluation of the potential impact of the regulations such as The EU AI Act on the field of affective computing

Is the use of videotape recording superior to verbal feedback alone in the teaching of clinical skills?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In recent times, medical schools have committed to developing good communication and history taking skills in students. However, there remains an unresolved question as to which constitutes the best educational method. Our study aims to investigate whether the use of videotape recording is superior to verbal feedback alone in the teaching of clinical skills and the role of student self-assessment on history taking and communication skills.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A randomized controlled trial was designed. The study was conducted with 52 of the Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine second year students. All students' performances of communication and history taking skills were assessed twice. Between these assessments, the study group had received both verbal and visual feedback by watching their video recordings on patient interview; the control group received only verbal feedback from the teacher.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Although the self-assessment of the students did not change significantly, assessors' ratings increased significantly for videotaped interviews at the second time.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Feedback based on videotaped interviews is superior to the feedback given solely based on the observation of assessors.</p

The Inter-temporal relationship between Risk, Capital and Efficiency: The case of Islamic and conventional banks

The paper investigates the relationship between risk, capital and efficiency for Islamic and conventional banks using a dataset spanning 14 countries over the 2000-2012 period. We use the z-score as a proxy for insolvency risk, cost efficiency is estimated via a stochastic frontier approach and capitalisation is reflected on the equity to assets ratio. An array of bank-specific, macroeconomic and market structure variables are used in a system of three equations, estimated using the seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) technique. We find that the capitalisation response to increases in insolvency risk is more pronounced for Islamic banks but has an approximately five-times smaller effect on risk mitigation compared to conventional banks. Higher cost efficiency is related to lower risk for conventional banks, but the opposite is true for Islamic banks. The link between cost efficiency and capitalisation attests to a substitutional effect for the case of conventional banks, but a complementary effect for Islamic banks. Our findings give new insights on the use of efficiency to gauge capital requirements for financial institutions and are particularly relevant for regulators and policy makers in countries where both bank types operate