Tagging: Ethics

1. Cennydd Bowles: What Could Go Wrong?

   A fascinating talk about the state of AI and the role of ethics to navigate the potential benefit and harm it could bring.

   I see ethics and responsibility in technology, I see them as radical optimism. I see a community choosing to pursue a future that brings the benefits of technology and AI to everyone, that doesn't leave social impacts to just a few people or the whims of the powerful.

   So I see this sort of commitment to values really as a trellis. That's the analogy I like to use, that the products and the services of the future will take on the shape of the values that we decide upon today.

2. W3C Ethical Web Principles

   The web should be a platform that helps people and provides a positive social benefit.

   Amen to that!

3. Cory Doctorow - DEF CON 32 - Disenshittify or die! How hackers can seize the means of computation

   A fantastic ~50 min teardown of the what, how and why behind big tech companies are taking a shit on the internet. This talk gave me hope for a better future!

4. Material Matters – Bas van Abel – Repair and conflict minerals

   Great conversation with Fairphone founder Bas van Abel about the trials and tribulations of starting a business and product focused on longevity, repairability and ethically sourced minerals.

   If consumerism was a religion we’d all be extremists.

5. AI Fireside Chat - Scott Salisbury and Matt Garbutt - DIBI Conference 2023.

   Thirty minutes of honest conversation about the inputs and outputs of machine learning, what drives our motivation to use it and the ethics of our choices. There were some really interesting questions from a research standpoint that makes me want to track down the other talks.

6. Ethical Maturity in User Research

   @maria_rosala from Nielsen Norman Group writes about ethical maturity in user research and their assessment.