Steven John Thompson

Steven John Thompson is a theorist-practitioner in digital literacy, ethics, media studies, new media, rhetorics, and professional, science and technical communication, often teaching courses online. Dr. Thompson has taught at Johns Hopkins University, Dartmouth College, Clemson University, Georgia Southern University, Towson University, and University of Maryland Global Campus. He was Editor of Androids, Cyborgs, and Robots in Contemporary Culture and Society, published by IGI-Global in 2018, and Global Issues and Ethical Considerations in Human Enhancement Technologies, published by IGI Global in 2014. Dr. Thompson published pioneering quantitative research on Internet addiction and dependency in 1996, and presented his iconics theory on agency of terrorism images as virtual subscripts of artificial intelligence at University of Basel in 2009. He was plenary closing academic panel discussant at UNESCO’s First International Forum on Media and Information Literacy in Fez, Morocco in 2011. His research has been presented in over a dozen countries across four continents. Visit steve.ws.

Publications

Machine Law, Ethics, and Morality in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Machine Law, Ethics, and Morality in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Steven John Thompson. © 2021. 266 pages.
Machines and computers are becoming increasingly sophisticated and self-sustaining. As we integrate such technologies into our daily lives, questions concerning moral integrity...
Androids, Cyborgs, and Robots in Contemporary Culture and Society
Androids, Cyborgs, and Robots in Contemporary Culture and Society
Steven John Thompson. © 2018. 286 pages.
Mankind’s dependence on artificial intelligence and robotics is increasing rapidly as technology becomes more advanced. Finding a way to seamlessly intertwine these two worlds...
Global Issues and Ethical Considerations in Human Enhancement Technologies
Global Issues and Ethical Considerations in Human Enhancement Technologies
Steven John Thompson. © 2014. 327 pages.
With rapid advancements in human enhancement technologies, society struggles with many issues, such as definition, effects, participation, regulation, and control. Current and...