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Technological Prerequisites and Humanitarian Consequences of Ubiquitous Computing and Networking

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Digital Economy: Complexity and Variety vs. Rationality (ISC 2019)

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Ubiquitous computing and networking prerequisites and consequences are analyzed in the article. Special attention is paid to those of them that have the strongest influence on human being. So, technological, ontological and anthropological aspects of modern ubiquitous computing and networking are discussed. The authors accent humanitarian essence of the modern technologies, study their place and role in the lives of modern humans. From the technological point of view 3D printing, Big Data, Cloud Computing and Cognitive Technologies are analyzed. From the ontological point of view the problems of alternative realities’ formation and the Internet of Things development are considered. From the anthropological point of view the problems of robotization, Artificial Intelligence, genetic engineering and synthetic biology are the point of the special research interest.

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Guryanova, A., Khafiyatullina, E., Petinova, M., Frolov, V., Makhovikov, A. (2020). Technological Prerequisites and Humanitarian Consequences of Ubiquitous Computing and Networking. In: Popkova, E., Sergi, B. (eds) Digital Economy: Complexity and Variety vs. Rationality. ISC 2019. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 87. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29586-8_119

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