The goal of this Industry Connections activity is to continue and proliferate the existing efforts of The IEEE Standards Association focused on the ethical issues related to XR as outlined in the Extended Reality chapter of Ethically Aligned Design while inviting Working Group members from the multiple standards Working Groups focused on augmented and virtual reality and the spatial web and additional subject matter experts from industry and policy to create white papers, workshops, and PARs related to this work to ensure these technologies move from perilous to purposeful.

White Papers

Extended Reality (XR) and the Erosion of Anonymity and Privacy

The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Extended Reality (XR) Report — Who Owns Our Second Lives: Virtual Clones and the Right to your Identity

The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Extended Reality (XR) Report–Social and Multi-User Spaces in VR: Trolling, Harassment, and Online Safety

The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Extended Reality (XR) Report–Extended Reality (XR) Ethics in Education

The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Extended Reality (XR) Report–Extended Reality (XR) Ethics in Medicine

The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Extended Reality (XR) Report–Business, Finance, and Economics

The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Extended Reality (XR) Report–Extended Reality (XR) Ethics and Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Extended Reality (XR) Report–Metaverse and Its Governance