Digital Ethics

We've all heard of the uncanny valley, in which realistic humanoid robots freak us out. But what might be even freakier is how those robots speak to us.

AI will bring prosperity, but also big problems if proper measures are not taken: MIT expert

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a very powerful and growing reservoir of capabilities that can be used to tackle a boundless number of problems, from biotechnologies to cybersecurity and smart cities to health care. As such, AI is having a major impact on our lives. How can we ensure that its effects will be beneficial and […]

"The purpose that we put into the machine has to be the purpose that we desire, otherwise we're toast." Computer scientist Stuart Russell discusses the future and possible risks of artificial intelligence, focusing specifically on the problem of filter bubbles on social media. From John Brockman's Long Now Seminar “Possible Minds”: http://longnow.org/seminars/02019/feb/25/possible-minds/ Subscribe to our podcasts: http://longnow.org/seminars/podcast/ Explore the full series: http://longnow.org/seminars More ideas on long-term thinking: http://blog.longnow.org/ The Long Now Foundation is a n...

Sophisticated surveillance, once the domain of world powers, is increasingly available on the private market. Smaller countries are seizing on the tools — sometimes for darker purposes.

Idealism can eventually bow to financial pressure and artificial intelligence companies, big and small, can change course.

"I do genuinely worry about the erasure of all the women and women of color who have built this industry."

Facebook has heralded artificial intelligence as a solution to its toxic content problems. Mike Schroepfer, its chief technology officer, says it won’t solve everything.

A look at historical case studies shows us how we handle the liability of automated systems.

Jaan Tallinn explains why AI alignment is such a crucial problem.

Petunia married a professor, and Harry grew up reading science and science fiction.

Tim O’Brien explains his role as Microsoft’s first full-time manager for AI policy and ethics.

Clear feedback I need less coffee. Cheers to all! Jenn #allhandsondeck pic.twitter.com/0FMIjLEZAd— Jennifer Sertl #a3r (@JenniferSertl) June 24, 2019

Bias can creep in at many stages of the deep-learning process, and the standard practices in computer science aren’t designed to detect it.

My favorite quote is from Foucault: “You may know what you do and even why you do it. What you don't know is what what you do does.

Deepfake – the ability of AI to fabricate apparently real footage of people – is a growing problem with implications for us all

Please read this slide and thread And think about the “inclusion “ initiatives we see a lot of that are excellent PR for those organising but which have little intention or awareness of intersectionality There are many predators out there https://t.co/lVru5BzPKm— Stella (@MlleLicious) June 23, 2019

Medical testing and medication firm Opko Health is now the third company to be impacted by a security breach at a third-party billing collections firm, bringing the total number of patients' data potentially exposed by the breach to over 20 million.

14-year-old black schoolboy among those wrongly fingerprinted after being misidentified

pic.twitter.com/M8tAYLDg9c— Alex Norris (@dorrismccomics) June 14, 2019

The rush toward ethical AI is leaving many of us behind.

Researchers employed the surveillance footage data to test and improve facial recognition technology. The data has been linked to the Chinese government’s surveillance of ethnic minorities.

I'll probably update/edit/replace but here it is, folks: the Diversity Pandering BINGO Board. Thanks to everyone who made these excellent suggestions. Edits welcome! pic.twitter.com/K6DwEDKGVG— Rani Molla (@ranimolla) June 11, 2019

Workplace software like Microsoft Teams, Slack and Facebook’s Workplace were supposed to make us more productive. They haven’t.

Facebook isn’t spying on you. Spain’s top professional soccer league is, though.

The design of a workplace can be a powerful way to reinforce and support a company’s values and commitment to diversity. Those workplaces that are flexible, well-connected and consider employees’ individual working styles and needs, will foster a sense of belonging, and ultimately help to move the d

Unless it’s designed by the community for the community, no. https://t.co/pkDl9wgjLv— Rumman Chowdhury (@ruchowdh) June 7, 2019

Come to think of it - ‘alphabet’ /google must be doing sentiment analysis, right?ICYMI, Canberra now has delivery drones and people hate. It.Like, I can’t even overstate how much. I’ve never even found someone who was neutral about the delivery drones, they HATE them. https://t.co/bSim2kehiK— Zoe Rose (@z_rose) June 7, 2019

June 6, 2019: Ola Berg posted images on LinkedIn

When you keep trying to redesign the toilet sign to make it more inclusive, sooner or later you realize that we are actually looking for a toilet, not a diverse set of people 🤦‍♂️. So how about a toilet with an arrow, and anybody who needs to use it, follow the arrow! pic.twitter.com/fe9xzsgKXT— Per Axbom (@axbom) December 17, 2018