The world needs a tech diet; here is how designers can help
essays.uxdesign.cc/tech-diet/It’s time we bridge the gap between feel-good Design & Ethics panels and the work we do everyday as digital product designers.
Is This a Coup? Introducing The Counter - Insight
zeynep.substack.com/p/is-this-a-coup-introducing-the-counterWe didn’t lose these state races because of gerrymandering, or lack of money, or any kind of Republican tampering with the electoral process. Our failure was political, and all the more inexcusable because it took place in a year when the opposing party had failed at governing so badly that it had racked up a body count. And still we couldn’t make the case.
The coming war on the hidden algorithms that trap people in poverty | MIT Technology Review
technologyreview.com/2020/12/04/1013068/algorithms-create-a-poverty-trap-lawyers-fight-back/A growing group of lawyers are uncovering, navigating, and fighting the automated systems that deny the poor from housing, jobs, and basic services.
We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google. Here’s what it says | MIT Technology Review
technologyreview.com/2020/12/04/1013294/google-ai-ethics-research-paper-forced-out-timnit-gebru/The company's star ethics researcher highlighted the risks of large language models, which are key to Google's business.
To Understand Facebook Today, Read Its Earliest Critics | by Joanne McNeil | Oct, 2020 | OneZero
onezero.medium.com/to-understand-facebook-today-read-its-earliest-critics-ca2ca15480abHardly a week goes by without another Facebook scandal. Frustration with Facebook and criticism of it — even despair over it and outright hatred of it — seems constant, evergreen. It’s been this way…
What’s missing from corporate statements on racial injustice? The real cause of racism. | MIT Technology Review
technologyreview.com/2020/09/05/1008187/racial-injustice-statements-tech-companies-racism-racecraft-opinion/On August 31, Airbnb launched Project Lighthouse, an initiative meant to “uncover, measure, and overcome discrimination” on the home-sharing platform. According to the company, Project Lighthouse will identify discrimination by measuring whether a renter’s perceived race correlates with differences in the rate or quality of that person’s bookings, cancellations, or reviews. This project comes amid…
Losers: Recovering Lost Property in Japan and the United States by Mark D. West :: SSRN
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfmThis Article examines the lost property regime of Japan, which has one of the most impressive reputations in the world for returning lost property to its rightf
Humane by Design
humanebydesign.com/Humane by Design is a resource that provides guidance for designing ethically humane digital products through patterns focused on user well-being.
Fair Is Not the Default - Library - Google Design
design.google/library/fair-not-default/Why building inclusive tech takes more than good intentions
Why we should bulldoze the business school | News | The Guardian
theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/27/bulldoze-the-business-schoolThe long read: There are 13,000 business schools on Earth. That’s 13,000 too many. And I should know – I’ve taught in them for 20 years
De l’automatisation des inégalités | InternetActu.net
internetactu.net/2018/01/15/de-lautomatisation-des-inegalites/
Dans une récente tribune pour le New York Times, lavocate Elisabeth Mason (@elismason1), directrice du Laboratoire pauvreté et technologie qui ...
Quelle éthique pour le design ? | InternetActu.net
internetactu.net/2017/09/18/quelle-ethique-pour-le-design/
Le designer Gauthier Roussilhe (blog) est parti à la rencontre de 12 designers à travers lEurope pour parler déthique appliquée à leur ...
guest post: artificial intelligence discovers gayface. sigh. – scatterplot
scatter.wordpress.com/2017/09/10/guest-post-artificial-intelligence-discovers-gayface-sigh/The following is a guest post by Greggor Mattson. AI Can’t Tell if You’re Gay… But it Can Tell if You’re a Walking Stereotype. [First published September 9th. This post has been updated with subsequent information, denoted by square brackets, cited on this resource of responses to the story by tweeters, bloggers, media, and Kosinski himself].…