Technological Approach for Supporting Ethical Community Formation Against Weaponized Narratives
Technological Approach for Supporting Ethical Community Formation Against Weaponized Narratives
Speaker: Donahue, J. (US Army TRADOC G-27)
Date: 12 June 2018
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SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Jumanne Donahue (US Army TRADOC G-27) as a part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Dr. Donahue spoke about how societies struggle to “cope with cultural and political complexity in an increasingly interconnected world,” going on to discuss how weaponized narratives and computational propaganda contribute to societal problems. He then described his dissertation research, which examined “social and geopolitical problems and how culturally-enabled technology, games, and simulations might be used to address them.” The culmination of this work is the Intercultural Coordination System (ICS), which seeks to create ethical and enlightened communities with inclusive, prosocial values. Dr. Donahue concluded by explaining how ICS was created and describing the features of these communities, the cyclical process involved, and potential applications of ICS.
Jumanne Donahue has worked in support of US Joint Forces Command and the US Army Training and Doctrine Command G-27 Data Science, Models, Simulations directorate in various capacities. He was a cultural researcher and knowledge engineer on the First Person Cultural Trainer simulation developed for DSMS by the University of Texas at Dallas. He has also deployed in support of SOCCENT and CJTF Operation Inherent Resolve.
Mr. Donahue holds a PhD in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communications from the University of Texas at Dallas. He also holds an MFA in Arts and Technology from UT Dallas and a BS in Computer Science from Texas A&M University College Station.
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