A surety engineering framework to reduce cognitive systems risks.

Caudell, Thomas P. (University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM) ; Peercy, David Eugene ; Caldera, Eva O. (University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM) ; Shaneyfelt, Wendy L.

关键词: ENGINEERING;    EVALUATION;    FAILURES;    HAZARDS;    HUMAN POPULATIONS;    INFORMATION;    LAWS;    MEDICINE;    NATIONAL SECURITY;    POTENTIALS;    RISK ASSESSMENT Cognitive psychology.;    Cognition.;    Cognitive science.;    Risk assessment.;   

DOI  :  10.2172/952809
RP-ID  :  SAND2008-7968
PID  :  OSTI ID: 952809
Others  :  TRN: US201002%%1490

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Cognitive science research investigates the advancement of human cognition and neuroscience capabilities. Addressing risks associated with these advancements can counter potential program failures, legal and ethical issues, constraints to scientific research, and product vulnerabilities. Survey results, focus group discussions, cognitive science experts, and surety researchers concur technical risks exist that could impact cognitive science research in areas such as medicine, privacy, human enhancement, law and policy, military applications, and national security (SAND2006-6895). This SAND report documents a surety engineering framework and a process for identifying cognitive system technical, ethical, legal and societal risks and applying appropriate surety methods to reduce such risks. The framework consists of several models: Specification, Design, Evaluation, Risk, and Maturity. Two detailed case studies are included to illustrate the use of the process and framework. Several Appendices provide detailed information on existing cognitive system architectures; ethical, legal, and societal risk research; surety methods and technologies; and educing information research with a case study vignette. The process and framework provide a model for how cognitive systems research and full-scale product development can apply surety engineering to reduce perceived and actual risks.