↪ Replying to @olukukoyi
@OhTimehin It's because they wake up at 5 and work out in their million-dollar gym. Oh, wait...
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Are there are any companies you know of that clearly label themselves as 'Amazon-free' or '[insert platform here]'-free?
Also, 'nudge-free'. That would be an interesting label.
Only "White Girls" and "White Boys" Didn't Return Pornographic Keywords.
This keeps happening, it's gravely serious and still the myth of neutral algorithms lives on. x.com/LeonYin/status…
Beautiful work on Child Wellbeing Indicators, by the New Zealand government.
#wellbeing
Bezos, Cook, Pichai and Zuckerberg to appear before the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee. Scheduled for July 27 but may well be podtponed until August 3.
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Will be streamed on their YouTube channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCVvv3… 🍿
↪ Replying to @JennyTheolin
@jennytheolin Same. Calling myself CEO feels misleading even though it's completely true... probably because others use these terms in weird ways to flex. Freelancer FTW 😊
↪ Replying to @mjmetts
@mjmetts Also see my old inclusive panda post. Can't believe I haven't moved this to my blog yet 😬
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↪ Replying to @mjmetts
@mjmetts Yes 😊. At least a handful of them. I'm also setting up a website collecting more than 10 toolkits with even more models from around the web. So many sideprojects 😂
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Just saw one of my previous students question the ethics of a new app in a LI post by the COO. He did the usual "we're just building the app, what people do with it is not our problem" and "how could this possibly be misused". She calmly explained tools for evaluating impact. ❤️
Can't really let this go. The app is an award-winning app, endorsed by governmental bodies, designed to store covid-19 immunity passports to allow more movement for immune people. The reality that an app designed to control civil rights undergoes no ethical evaluations is 🤢.
Also, how can you work with a product like this and also have completely missed all the articles and experts voicing concerns about... yes, the ethics of immunity certificates! Gaah...
"Driving too fast is hardly the concern of the car manufacturer." Yes, his actual argument!
Another argument (yes, really!): "People are different. Someone will always be excluded. How would society look if everyone was the same?"
You now there is rage post about to be written for my blog.
↪ Replying to @palace
@palace Alternativ 4: Invänta kollapsen av det amerikanska experimentet...
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↪ Replying to @cklavery
@cklavery Awesome. Translation would be a great next step.
So my latest idea is to take a selection of content from my Ethics in Design course and open-source it as a ready-to-go ethics workshop. Won't be until October I'll have time to do this, but it feels like the obvious way forward.
↪ Replying to @brownorama
@brownorama In the grand unified theory of my profession, everything is an interpretation, assumption and a way of limiting choice.
@brownorama In the grand unified theory of my other profession, everything is a guide to introspection and opening doors to more choices.
Now @kevinroose has created this account for the top performing US link posts on FB (previously on his own account). Do follow for a while, it's revealing. x.com/FacebooksTop10…
↪ Replying to @unknown
@mattlburgess Agree full-heartedly. Don't know if you've seen my article on DR Congo?
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"It works well for me" or "well, it doesn't hurt me" or "I have nothing to hide" is not good enough when other people are harmed. In fact, those statements will often reveal a great deal about someone's awareness of other people's struggles. Or lack thereof.