Digital Ethics

We're building an artificial intelligence-powered dystopia, one click at a time, says techno-sociologist Zeynep Tufekci. In an eye-opening talk, she details how the same algorithms companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon use to get you to click on ads are also used to organize your access to political and social information. And the machines aren't even the real threat. What we need to understand is how the powerful might use AI to control us -- and what we can do in response.

The Smile Mirror features a built-in camera and facial recognition technology that only shows your reflection if you smile.

Using your UX Super Powers for Good or Evil - Theo Mandel, PhD, UXPA 2015 Conference. Updated presentation on User Experience Design - from Golden Rules and Pa…

Silicon Valley, you used to be the envy of the world. Over the last decade I’ve seen countless cities try to become you. In case you haven’t noticed, though, you’ve changed from hero to villain. You're too expensive and exclusive for the rest of the world. You've moved from icon to joke -- the show that bears your name is a cringe-worthy, true-to-life satire.

His distinction captures a remarkable fact for those of us who keep our email tabs open all day: email allows anyone to interrupt you, at any time, for any reason. Imagine describing the analogous…

Free enterprise capitalism is the most powerful system for social cooperation and human progress ever conceived. It is one of the most…

Here's all 188 cognitive biases in existence, grouped by how they impact our thoughts and actions. We also give some specific cognitive bias examples.

When Amsterdam removed signals from a busy junction, it made journeys faster and interactions more pleasant. Now the approach is being copied across the city

The planned hearing comes as the Senate Intelligence Committee has increased its scrutiny of social media and search sites, following Facebook's disclosure that a Russian troll farm purchased $100,000

The proliferation of digital disinformation is

The same company that gives you birthday reminders also helped ensure the integrity of the German elections.

The many ways design decisions treat people unequally

Stripping out irritating ad formats and limiting the number of ads forced on visitors can actually increase ad revenue, some publishers say.

Political operatives used fake news, Big Data and Facebook to suppress the vote and rile up racists in 2016. It's going to be even uglier next time around.

From 'Mad Men' to 'Math Men'. What does Big Data mean for the future of marketing?

“ The differences between White Hat strategies and Black Hat strategies might seem obvious. But the prevalence of Black Hat design in today’s media landscape suggests that it is not as obvious as we...

In March of last year, Fusion published an article detailing the ways in which Nextdoor, a social network for neighbors, had become a home for racial profiling. In the "Crime and Safety" forum of many Nextdoor communities, users were reporting people as "suspicious" seemingly based primarily on the color of their skin.

Because thinking is hard.

“Language is a form of human reason, which has its internal logic of which man knows nothing.” — Claude Lévis-Strauss 1908–2009

Silicon Valley’s most successful tech companies use the insights of behaviour design to pump us with dopamine and keep us returning to their products. But, as Ian Leslie learns, some of the

Find an ethics framework and practical strategies to help you make better decisions.

Designing our Complex Future with Machines.

It’s not just about introspection.

We have figured out the rules of creating sleek sophistication. We know, more or less, how to get it right. Now, we need a shift in perspective that allows us to move forward. We need a pole right through a horse's head. We need to enter the third stage of this cycle. It's time to stop figuring out how to do things the right way, and start getting it wrong.

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