Ethics and System Design in a New Era of Human-Computer Interaction [Guest Editorial]

The articles in this special section examines ethical issues and system design considerations with new and evolving human-computer interaction (HCI). Contemporary and emerging digital technologies are leading us to question the ways in which humans interact with machines and with complex socio-technical systems. The new dynamics of technology and human interaction will inevitably exert pressure on existing ethical frameworks and regulatory bodies. This will require the development of innovative approaches to HCI, and methods to support the design of complex socio-technical systems. HCI is an interdisciplinary field of study based on a user-centered approach to the design of contemporary and complex computer systems