Writing, teaching and consulting for a safe, compassionate internet. Explaining risks and opportunities of digital so people can make better choices for themselves and for the wellbeing of others.
I'm confident that in the future it will be incomprehensible how elected politicians and governments decided that Instagram was the best place to make official statements about national security. What was Instagram? "Was it like a news channel?" "No, it was a photo sharing site.
digital guidance
When humans adapt to technology they add obstacles to access content.
digital guidance
DuckDuckGo can transfer your query to many thousands of different, subject-specific online search engines.
AI
Some tasks that are being handed over to automation should arguably never have been tasks in the first place. Or should at least be revised regularly. But instead of questioning and reinventing tasks, many will now be automated to run perpetually. And with no human involved, why would someone then
digital exploitation
When we can no longer control where our face appears, what happens to our perception of identity?
tools
Computations will “estimate” your aim, tend to miss the nail and push for a different design. Often unnoticeably.
digital ethics
Let's talk about harm caused by humans implementing AI.
digital ethics
Improve the design of AI tools for ease-of-use and trustworthiness.
digital ethics
Free list of links to most of the stuff I read.
communication theory
Communicating the idea for a campaign directed at reducing energy use in digital applications – by paying more attention to file size in web development.
communication theory
Analysis of strengths and weaknesses in the Reach for Zero Campaign – and its ability to produce intended effects.
digital guidance
Alice asked the CheshireChat, that was sitting in a PC in tree, “What road do I take?” The Chat asked, “Where do you want to go?” “I don’t know,” Alice answered. “Then,” said the Chat, “it really doesn’t matter, does it?" As we engage with our curious