Digital Ethics

Here’s what that means for VCs and entrepreneurs.

please tell me this is an art project, because if there's an unironic literal @internetofshit I just cannot. https://t.co/8PbgWbY5Fy— Cyd Harrell (@cydharrell) January 22, 2019

The “Like” button was a huge triumph for Facebook, or was it? Now more than ever we’re all wondering if our traditional definition of “good” design is actually in our best interests. In this episode, we take a look at the intersection of ethics and design.

It's not a value if you don't apply it when it's inconvenient. 🤘. @kimgoodwin #design #ila18rio #ila18 #designleadership #leader #leadership #ux— Katja Forbes (@luckykat) November 17, 2018

What is the best way to ease someone's pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuin...

Explainable models help move away from the black box nature. Providing accountability for the outcomes provided by machine learning models.

Email “unsubscribe” option: “Send me 2-3 emails a week, just enough to stay in the know!” I don’t even want 2-3 emails a week from my siblings, thank you.— Kim Goodwin (@kimgoodwin) December 5, 2018

There is not, never has been, & never will be ANY technology with a purely positive effect on society.Everything that makes life better for some group ALSO makes life worse for another group.— Sarah Mei (@sarahmei) December 29, 2018

What would a sustainable, universally beneficial economy look like? "Like a doughnut," says Oxford economist Kate Raworth. In a stellar, eye-opening talk, she explains how we can move countries out of the hole -- where people are falling short on life's essentials -- and create regenerative, distributive economies that work within the planet's ecological limits.

"When neighbors start talking, good things happen." 🏡 pic.twitter.com/YoPUZeBsxu— Best of Nextdoor (@bestofnextdoor) January 12, 2019

There’s a long-standing tradition among scientists, engineers, and industrialists. Every new year, they make predictions about a future.

To everyone who shapes technology today.

Algorithms are best at pursuing a single mathematical objective—but humans often want multiple incompatible things.

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Technologists: people will use the systems you build to discover themselves, come out, find love, fuck, escape abusive situations, make friends, survive and, grieve. Many times in ways you will not understand. Your job is to reduce harm, not to judge, ignore or suppress.— Sarah Jamie Lewis (@SarahJamieLewis) January 17, 2019

Behold, the curb cut: a wedge cut in an elevated curb to allow smooth passage between the sidewalk and the street.

When technology is complicated, opaque, changing, and absolutely vital to the health of a patient, how do we make sure it works as promised?

What if you had a year you don't want to review on Facebook?

With Grindr and other queer platforms, the burden of keeping safe shouldn’t fall solely on users.

Among the most annoying platitudes we have is the saying “Always trust your gut”, a reference to your deepest instincts. This is mostly bad advice and I will explain why. Our instincts …

Designers are vulnerable to the same cognitive biases as users. The context in which you present a problem can bias your design choices.

Some buttons, such as the door-close button on an elevator, are mere artifices — placebos that promote an illusion of control but in reality do not work.