Interactive playing cards for critical thinking
Today it's exactly five years ago since I first published The Elements of Digital Ethics. I've received so much positive feedback
Digital Ethics
I speak and teach on the topic of digital ethics, and help my clients realise the value of good-hearted tech in all endeavors. I apply a human rights perspective to the field of human-computer interaction, showing how it's possible to build tech that promotes wellbeing, or resist when it doesn't.
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Accept, leave or reform the unsustainable
When topics of discourse prove difficult to approach, stories can help us on our way. This famed short story about a graceful city with an unexpected abberation helps me reflect on where I want to apply my capacity for writing, sketching and teaching.
QR code hijacking can divert donations to criminals
QR codes are immensely popular but also immensely open to fraud when they are used in public spaces and forums. Hijacking donations is one example of how bad actors can take advantage of your reliance on QR codes.
AI Trial and Evaluation Worksheet
Many people are telling me how their companies are running tests of AI tools. This in itself is not strange at all. It's
Generative AI can not generate its way out of prejudice
The concept of "generative" suggests that the tool can produce what it is asked to produce. In a study uncovering how stereotypical global
On Nielsen's ideas about generative UI for resolving accessibility
"Accessibility has failed as a way to make computers usable for disabled users." Thus begins a newsletter by Jakob Nielsen. And had it
ChatGPT 4 fails at solving a Captcha and progress is slow
An image of ChatGPT solving a captcha was spread far and wide recently. The most beautiful thing about the image is of course that it
EU AI Act timeline
There are many checkpoints for the EU AI Act to pass through before it becomes legislation and before the law is applicable for all types
Explaining responsibility, impact and power in AI
I made this diagram as an explanatory model for showing the relationships between different actors when it comes to AI development and use. It gives
Video summary of the White House executive order on AI
I read the executive order on AI from the White House, wrote a summary and used an AI-powered video generator to create the appearance of
Benefits and risks of synthetic video and audio
In the one-minute video below I am speaking seven languages. In truth, I can speak two of those. None of the audio is actually me
Diagram: Bias in Machine Learning
Understand the stages of machine learning where bias can, and often will, contribute to harm.
Why ”link in comments” is a bad idea for LinkedIn accessibility
When humans adapt to technology they add obstacles to access content.
Automation will resist change
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
Deepfake porn using any person on Instagram
When we can no longer control where our face appears, what happens to our perception of identity?