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An Analysis of Philosophy and Morality in Wearable Human-Computer Interaction

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HCI International 2023 – Late Breaking Papers (HCII 2023)

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This article aims to delve into the philosophical and ethical issues of intelligent wearable human-computer interaction. Specifically, this article will explore four issues: privacy protection, data security, personality rights, and social and cultural issues. Based on these four issues, the main research content of this article is as follows: Firstly, the development status and application scenarios of intelligent wearable technology will be introduced, including the evolution and innovation of wearable technology. Secondly, this article will explore the potential ethical and moral issues of intelligent wearable technology from the perspectives of personal privacy and security, social relationships and interactions, and human cognition and emotions. Next, this article will propose ethical design principles for intelligent wearable human-computer interaction based on the design and application practices of wearable devices. These principles include design based on human dignity, transparent and controllable design, design balancing personal interests and public interests, and design respecting cultural differences. Finally, this article will look forward to the future development and prospects of wearable devices from the perspectives of technological development trends and ethical issues and propose directions for further exploration and research. Intelligent wearable human-computer interaction technology is an emerging form of interaction with broad application prospects, but it also faces a series of philosophical and ethical issues. This article systematically analyzes the philosophical and ethical issues in intelligent wearable human-computer interaction and proposes corresponding ethical design principles, providing some beneficial thinking and suggestions for the future development of wearable devices.

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Dai, W., Zhou, H. (2023). An Analysis of Philosophy and Morality in Wearable Human-Computer Interaction. In: Degen, H., Ntoa, S., Moallem, A. (eds) HCI International 2023 – Late Breaking Papers. HCII 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14059. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48057-7_22

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