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Human Rights and Empty Promises

I realised I was sharing a lot of Africa-related content in December. Likely this is related to research I’m doing for my talk on

Raoul Wallenberg Talks #1

What does AI have to do with human rights?

Happy panda eating cereal from a bowl labelled "AI" with colorful 1:s and 0:s. The milk carton is labelled ML.

The AI Spoon

A simple artefact to aid discussions around digital ethics and responsible AI.

The world map that reboots your brain

Most maps grossly misrepresent the size of countries and contribute to confusion. Let's revise our tools to help us get better results.

Illustration: humanoid robot hiding behind a screen where an elderly person is pushing a button and getting a thumbs down.

Killer robots hiding in plain sight

As more and more decisions about human fates are made by algorithms, a lack of accountability and transparency will elevate heartless treatment driven by efficiency devoid of empathy. Humans become mere data shadows.

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Happy World Usability Day 2021

This year's theme is Design of our Online World: Trust, Ethics and Integrity. Here's what that means: * You are either building

High-speed threats in a shared public space

In this illustration, streets in a city scene are replaced by an abyss. There are people on the sidewalk, standing and walking, one holding a

A Facebook Issue

As many readers will be aware, I do not have a Facebook account. I go so far as blocking its related urls on my computer.

A Dubious Apple and Believing the Impossible

While it’s not a yet a win, and no time to relax, the fact that Apple are pausing their move into on-device mass surveillance

Year of the Reboot

It’s been a tough year, going on two, from a wellbeing perspective. I just want to say: feeling exhausted, traumatised and disoriented is expected.

Illustration of flying paper airplane leaving behind a track of step-by-step circles in a wavy timeline. Per Axbom waving.

A Design Ethics Track for Yearlong Bite-Sized Learning

Per Axbom will be leading the Ambition Empower track: Design Ethics = Good Business.

Illustration of an apple with a worm crawling through it. Peeking out out of the center of the apple is a human-looking eye.

Apple Child Safety Harms

How Apple is moving into mass surveillance. A walkthrough of all the risks.

Illustration of Per Axbom writing with a pen in a diary with hearts on the cover.

Questions for self-reflection

This text is the content of my auto-reply (out of office message) during the summer of 2021. I always try to provide value back to

Illustration of penguins on an iceberg. One on top of the iceberg, says to the other: "Shhh, don't mention the physics, we

The topple of an iceberg: You're drawing it wrong

It turns out all those "tip of an iceberg"-drawings are giving the wrong idea.

Sketch of Per Axbom sitting on a beanbag with his laptop, waving to an online class on a screen.

Teaching Online

How to plan your days, communicate, listen, set up your room and tech, as well as a comprehensive list of tools that are helpful for online teaching.