Recent Links on AI and Digital Ethics
Free list of links to most of the stuff I read.
Swedish communication theorist born in Liberia. Working with design, education and writing to support human rights in tech. Decades of digital experience and a deep concern for universal wellbeing.
Free list of links to most of the stuff I read.
Communicating the idea for a campaign directed at reducing energy use in digital applications – by paying more attention to file size in web development.
Analysis of strengths and weaknesses in the Reach for Zero Campaign – and its ability to produce intended effects.
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...
There is a missed opportunity for many media outlets when an African country is in the news. That opportunity has to do with size. To understand the challenge of air lifting people spread out in a country that is as big as Sudan, size references help. Here is an image...
As I recommend podcast episodes related to the AI Hype I add them to a playlist I've created using Listen Notes. You can add this playlist to your podcast player to be notified whenever I add a recommended episode (from any show). And listen right away, without having...
Cloning a voice can today be done with less than a minute of recorded material. But are you aware of who is using your voice and for what?
Applied ethics isn't a checklist. It's about putting in the time and effort to understand risks to wellbeing with the express intent of avoiding, mitigating and monitoring harm. It makes sense then to assume that the open call to pause AI development is a good thing....
How harmful does something need to be for people to stop using it? How much do you yourself need to benefit to choose to ignore the harm done to others? When I left Facebook some years ago I emphasised how it was the (very late) acknowledgement of harm done to...