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Microsoft Workers for good : towards a corporate spring, fuelled by #digitalethics ?

In a letter addressed to top executives, a group of Microsoft workers who worked on the company’s HoloLens headset sent a letter to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and president Brad Smith requesting they cancel the company’s $480 million contract to supply the devices. Why? The group said the contract terms had “crossed the line” into combat applications. … Continue reading "Microsoft Workers for good : towards a corporate spring, fuelled by #digitalethics ?"

Uploading Your Brain To A Computer Does Not Make Sense

Neural engineer Polina Anikeeva, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT, offers a great TEDx talk on the differences in natural ‘brain hardware’ and solid-state electronics. It’s a distinction that she says leads to a possible collaboration between human and artificial intelligence. Anikeeva opens her talk by stating that, ‘When can I upload … Continue reading "Uploading Your Brain To A Computer Does Not Make Sense"

Issue #7 of Digital Ethics just went live: robot tax, Google & the DoD, sensor panic, and more.

⚡️My latest newsletter on #digitalethics just went live. This week we look at robot tax, Google & the DoD, sensor panic and a cool podcast. Enjoy and please spread the word. #newsletters #techvshuman #futurist thanks to @petervan Digital Ethics by Futurist Gerd Leonhard Welcome to the seventh issue of our Digital Ethics Newsletter, a highly … Continue reading "Issue #7 of Digital Ethics just went live: robot tax, Google & the DoD, sensor panic, and more."

New podcast! Technology vs Humanity Chapter 6: From Magic to Manic to Toxic.

Here is our next podcast based on chapter-6 of my book Technology vs Humanity, entitled ‘From Magic to Manic to Toxic’. It features The Future’s Agency Peter Van and me, Gerd Leonhard. This week Peter and I covered the emotional and intellectual manipulation by algorithmic systems that lead to a new kind of dehumanization. The distinction between the tool and us … Continue reading "New podcast! Technology vs Humanity Chapter 6: From Magic to Manic to Toxic."

MMC Investor’s advice on Artificial Intelligence

Guest post by The Futures Agency content curator Petervan MMC Ventures, a research-led venture capital firm, together with Barclays UK Ventures just published “The State of AI: Divergence” an extensive 150+ page report on the investment opportunities and risks in the current AI landscape. If you are not yet familiar with this space, this is for … Continue reading "MMC Investor’s advice on Artificial Intelligence"