M.G. Michael

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M.G. Michael is a leading scholar in the critical study of emerging technologies, with a primary focus on the social and ethical implications of ubiquitous surveillance, robotics, and information systems. His work is distinguished by its use of scenario-based foresight to predict and analyze the societal disruptions caused by cutting-edge innovations. Michael’s research is particularly notable for its real-world application; his paper on the deployment of military-grade PackBot robots for security at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil (7 citations) provides a compelling case study of how advanced robotics are integrated into public safety, examining the significant financial and ethical costs involved. He further developed his methodological approach in a key paper on the importance of scenarios for predicting the social impacts of technologies like bioinformatics and ICT (3 citations). By bridging technical analysis with socio-ethical critique, Michael offers a vital perspective for students and researchers on the unintended consequences of our increasingly automated and monitored world.

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1. 1
   The Packbots Are Coming: Boosting security at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

   7 citations · 2014
2. 2
   The importance of scenarios in the prediction of the social implications of emerging technologies and services

   3 citations · 2011

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