Realizing I need to build my own commenting system for my blogs for safety and privacy... at least that's the summer sorted. đŹ
Posts in English
Regulation of AI can go both ways. In this case the "regulation" involves making up more lax review systems so AI can be pushed to market faster... đ
scmp.com/tech/policy/arâŠ
The information we feed machines in abundance to "learn" is fundamentally old data. Companies are expecting old data to lead to better, more future-friendly decisions, when realistically it churns out decision-making machines with a dated 'understanding' of society.
You can now pre-order @epenzeymoogâs book Design For Safety!
In it youâll find out how even the most well-intentioned design can be weaponized for interpersonal harm, and what you can do about it.
abookapart.com/products/desigâŠ
âI guess itâs ethical. Let me run it through my âEthics Checkâ app.â
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Cartoon by Chris Wildt
cartoonstock.com/cartoonists/châŠ
"As an optimist who believes in solving real problems, the profit-first culture began to drain me. Leadership always seemed to prioritize profitable features over user problems."
âWhy I chose to leave my successful UX careerâ by Allison Crady
link.medium.com/GZLFs6hguhb
Iâm not really big on sports, but when Sweden are playing in a football championship, and are in the knockout stages, I go kind of crazy. đŹ Hence Iâm weirdly in love with this Will Ferrell cheer. Game starts in four hours.
youtube.com/watch?v=qvL4AlâŠ
#SWE #UKR #EURO2020 #SWEUKR
âȘ Replying to @MissIG_Geek
@MissIG_Geek âI suppose we could tweak our empathy algorithm.â
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Cartoon by @thePatByrnes.
cartoonstock.com/cartoonists/paâŠ
Biggest illusion in tech is pushing the notion that algorithms are separate entities from humans, and that faster, invisible decisions with unclear accountability are better than visible decisions with personal responsibility...
Your regular reminder that IBM's AI platform Watson is named after Thomas J. Watson, leader of IBM during the years 1914 to 1956. Here he is seated next to Adolf Hitler, who Watson supplied with punch card technology to manage death camps.
axbom.com/digital-compasâŠ
"There are so many better, morally and scientifically sound things that we can do with technology that arenât being envisioned."
Beautifully worded piece by @ShannonVallor:
adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/mobilisinâŠ
#digitalethics
I just discovered @mkonnikova by chance (a 2014 article on open offices) and am now immersed in The Biggest Bluff. Love her writing!!
Though to be fair I "re"-discovered her as I just noticed I was already following her đ
Would totally be attending this if it wasn't Midsummer's Eve. If you do attend I would love to chat about it after. x.com/adamrdodge/staâŠ
Random recommendation for anyone looking to replace online word processors (personal and/or team collaboration variants).
Iâve been using bit.ai for a while now and what it can do is beyond any other online document tool I use. Iâm impressed, and I save time.
Compulsory reading. x.com/CT_Bergstrom/sâŠ
Visste du att svindlare kan fÄ möjlighet att företrÀda dig som privatperson i skattefrÄgor, och bli ombud för ditt eventuella företag, genom att skicka in en pappersblankett till Skatteverket? Visste du att de Àven kan skicka in en blankett om adressÀndring och Àndra adressen du Àr skriven pÄ? Det finns mÄnga kvarlevor frÄn den icke-digitala kommunikationen med myndigheter som skapar ingÄngar för bedragare.
AvsÀtt 10 minuter nu och bli genast lite tryggare. PÄ min blogg beskriver jag hur du spÀrrar ombud, spÀrrar adressÀndring och spÀrrar eftersÀndning samt lagring av din post.
Dela gÀrna sidan med fler sÄ motverkar vi tillsammans fler bedrÀgerier.
#digitalvÀgledning
"On a continental level, only 40 million doses have been administered so far in Africa - less than 2% of the population"
Covid: Vaccines running out in poorer nations, WHO says - BBC News bbc.com/news/world-575âŠ
"If our ignorance is infinite, the only possible course of action is to muddle through as best we can."
"Productive stupidity means being ignorant by choice." x.com/BarryOSullivanâŠ