Ethics education in the quantum information science classroom: Exploring attitudes, barriers, and opportunities

Meyer, Josephine; Wilcox, Bethany; Finkelstein, Noah

doi:10.18260/1-2--40456

2022 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

DOI: 10.18260/1-2--40456

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Ethics education in the quantum information science classroom: Exploring attitudes, barriers, and opportunities

Josephine Meyer,

Bethany Wilcox,

Noah Finkelstein

Abstract: Boulder. Her research centers on improving the equity and effectiveness of emerging interdisciplinary quantum information science (QIS) coursework. She is particularly passionate about incorporating ethics and social responsibility into the physics and engineering curriculum and sees the recent proliferation of QIS coursework as a rare opportunity to build ethics into a new area of engineering education from the beginning.

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Democratization of quantum technologies

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Coenen

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Quantum Sci. Technol.

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As quantum technologies (QT) advance, their potential impact on and relation with society has been developing into an important issue for exploration. In this paper, we investigate the topic of democratization in the context of QT, particularly quantum computing. The paper contains three main sections. First, we briefly introduce different theories of democracy (participatory, representative, and deliberative) and how the concept of democratization can be formulated with respect to whether democracy is taken as an intrinsic or instrumental value. Second, we give an overview of how the concept of democratization is used in the QT field. Democratization is mainly adopted by companies working on quantum computing and used in a very narrow understanding of the concept. Third, we explore various narratives and counter-narratives concerning democratization in QT. Finally, we explore the general efforts of democratization in QT such as different forms of access, formation of grassroot communities and special interest groups, the emerging culture of manifesto writing, and how these can be located within the different theories of democracy. In conclusion, we argue that although the ongoing efforts in the democratization of QT are necessary steps towards the democratization of this set of emerging technologies, they should not be accepted as sufficient to argue that QT is a democratized field. We argue that more reflexivity and responsiveness regarding the narratives and actions adopted by the actors in the QT field and making the underlying assumptions of ongoing efforts on democratization of QT explicit, can result in a better technology for society.

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Democratization of quantum technologies

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Coenen

et al. 2023

Quantum Sci. Technol.

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Communities of quantum technologies: Stakeholder identification, legitimation and interaction

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Seskir,

Vermaas

2024

Int. J. Quantum Inform.

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This paper focuses on stakeholder identification as per the value sensitive design (VSD) approach applied to the context of quantum technologies (QT) and contributes to a better understanding of the complex and dynamic nature of the QT landscape. We provide two comprehensive lists of stakeholders as starting points for VSD researchers and practitioners. These lists encompass a diverse range of organizations, including private companies, government agencies, NGOs, partnerships and professional/trade organizations. Our aim is to facilitate the recognition, legitimation and understanding of stakeholder interactions in the development of QT. These stakeholder lists lay a foundation for designing and implementing policies and strategies that promote the ethical and responsible development of QT, considering the values and interests of various stakeholders. Furthermore, these lists enable empirical and technical studies on specific QT innovations using an ethics-by-design approach like VSD.

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Ethics education in the quantum information science classroom: Exploring attitudes, barriers, and opportunities

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