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...
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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-compasā¦
"There are so many better, morally and scientifically sound things that we can do with technology that arenāt being envisioned."
Beautifully worded piece by @ShannonVallor:
adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/mobilisinā¦
#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 š
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/staā¦
Random recommendation for anyone looking to replace online word processors (personal and/or team collaboration variants).
Iāve been using bit.ai for a while now and what it can do is beyond any other online document tool I use. Iām impressed, and I save time.
Compulsory reading. x.com/CT_Bergstrom/sā¦
"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-575ā¦
"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/BarryOSullivanā¦
I appreciate how this article emphasises that surveillance tech in the workplace is common in western countries as well.
theverge.com/2021/6/17/2253ā¦
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@daniel_ayub @azeem Damn, I'd forgotten I had a website on Angelfire... š¤
"If viral sequencing is not representative of all regions and groups, there will be significant gaps in our understanding of how SARS-Cov-2 affects underserved populations." x.com/Reema__Patel/sā¦
"Smile! You're on Captive Camera!" x.com/hoofnagle/statā¦
This was such a lovely conversation. Never felt more at ease being interviewed. That's also when @lwelchman challenged some thoughts. Which makes sense, as she contributed to a turning point in my practice when on stage in 2015 she asked "are you doing your best work?" š„° x.com/andyvitale/staā¦
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@andyvitale @SurfacingPod @lwelchman @Clubhouse I love that you did a screenshot of me holding my first computer!! ā¤ļø
One common notion when I say I don't have a Facebook account is that it primarily is a statement against harvesting of my data. But I don't really believe I can truly protect my data.
So when I deleted my Facebook account I wrote a bit more on why.
axbom.com/five-reasons-wā¦
Yesterday I came upon a video of humans torturing animals. I lasted four seconds and felt sick for hours and still wince painfully thinking about it. I can not even imagine what doing that for hours on end every day, as a job, does to a person.
This weekend my son, due to a usability issue, managed to reformat his new cameraās SD card with 400+ recent photos. He managed to retrieve them using PhotoRec.
Not everyone knows you can retrieve data from formatted media. So just a reminder :)
cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec
The usability issue? The camera menu he was in only had two options. It was unclear which option was selected, the one with a light background or the one with a dark background.
He guessed wrong. And there was no second warning.
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@beantin This a truly valid point. I thought of digressing into this but wouldnāt know where to stop š
@beantin Had flashbacks of cab rides in Portugalā¦
1) I donāt have much of a temper. Except in traffic. I can even scream profanities. My wife finds this very amusing, as I expressed astonishment at her temper when driving before I myself got a license. Now our shared drives are a lesson in perspective shifting. -> a thread.
2) Whenever a car pulls out dangerously close in front of me and I grind my teeth and āeejit!ā escapes from my lips, my wife calmly says: āImagine what a bad day that driver may be having.ā When she is driving, and becomes equally upset over othersā carelessness, I do the same.
3) A regular banter occurs where we challenge each other think much further than a 5-second encounter. We talk about illness, distress, being late, and reasons: diverting into workplace culture, parenthood, and chain reactions. We humanize the situation.
4) Allowing myself to accept the complexity of being human opens doors to owning my own reactions. Itās okay to not like everyoneās actions but I can also accept them for what they are: actions within a larger context and unknown circumstances. I donāt have to judge everything.
5) When someone wants to cut into my lane after speeding past dozens of cars, I more often leave space for them and let them in, without (too much) judgment. Staying calm, cooperating, and chooosing to be helpful makes my day better, and hopefully theirs, and persons around them.
6) Iād definitely be lying if I said I can reason like this every time. Hardly. But these regular conversations allow me to ā in retrospect ā more maturely reflect on situations when I fail, increasing chances of success next time.
7) And itās especially when Iām on my own that my temper takes a turn for the worse. When I have someone to talk to and reason with I can slowly find my way to a healthier mindset.
8) I think my biggest wish is for everyone to have someone to talk to. Someone who listens. And who also will challenge.
9) Sidenote: I am far from a perfect driver. Obviously, given my outbursts. This always reminds me of the bias exemplified by asking an auditorium how many consider themselves to be a better than average driver. Essentially everyone raises their hand, which should scare us.