The Bigger Picture
Earlier this week I hosted a session on systems mapping as part of my Ambition Empower track on ethics in design. I started the session
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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AI and Human Rights
Content for Raoul Wallenberg Talk on AI and Human Rights. Full transcript, slidedeck and references.
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?
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.
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.
A Design Ethics Track for Yearlong Bite-Sized Learning
Per Axbom will be leading the Ambition Empower track: Design Ethics = Good Business.
Apple Child Safety Harms
How Apple is moving into mass surveillance. A walkthrough of all the risks.
Surfacing Podcast interview with Per Axbom
I was recently interviewed by Lisa Welchman and Andy Vitale for their Surfacing Podcast [https://www.surfacingpodcast.com/per-axbom], where they "have conversations with
Types of Bad Accessibility Excuses
I love a good meme and have been looking through many of the different versions of the "Types of Scientific Paper [https://axbom.com/
Types of AI Ethics Paper
Political philosopher Dr Annette Zimmermann [https://www.annette-zimmermann.com/] published a very piercing cartoon on Twitter [https://twitter.com/drzimmermann/status/1388526687814656004?s=21]. It
Apple launches tracking device with potential for abuse enablement
This week, Apple launched a new physical product aimed at keeping track of your belongings: AirTag [https://www.apple.com/airtag/]. These are small round
The Elements of Digital Ethics
A chart to help guide moral considerations in the tech space.
The power of glocal thinking
Balancing what's remote and what's nearby with planetary health When I started working as a web designer at Ericsson in 1998,
Digital abuse is hard to leave – by design
Once we recognise digital harm as a form of abuse it becomes clear how the same patterns of victim-blaming that we see in all abusive relationships tend to be repeated.