Silicon Valley needs a new approach to studying ethics now more than ever

 How should technologists think about the trade-off between the immediate need for public health surveillance and individual privacy? And misinformation and free speech? It’s more critical than ever that technology finds a way to fully examine these questions. 

Facebook hire aims to infuse ethics into product design

The goal of the responsible innovation effort, as Facebook sees it, is to add a dose of healthy skepticism alongside the optimism it still believes is needed for innovation.

What Even Is Tech Ethics?

 If you want to understand a field this big and this new, always look to the kind of thoughtful, introspective leaders you’ll find below, rather than settling for quick and easy answers.

Tech, Diversity, and Alternative Facts

It is no secret that tech has a diversity problem. The white male-dominated industry has systematically excluded women and people of color (most notably Black and Latinx) since, well…forever. While some tech executives are committed to achieving balance in the industry that is driving us into the future, a good number of their colleagues appear to believe that things are fine just the way they are.

Digital ethics is one of the biggest issues facing AI

And most business execs admit they’re not ready to tackle it

Helping Build Ethical Technology

As the technology industry pushes the boundaries of what’s possible, many firms are expressing growing interest in ethical decision-making, recognizing the need for greater ethical foresight in the development and deployment of their products and services.

The Alarming Downside to Tech Industry Diversity Reports

The tech industry doesn't just have a diversity problem. It has a results problem. Major tech companies pour millions of dollars into recruiting, but there remain significant, quantifiable discrepancies — in workforce diversity, in gender equity among people of colour and in representation among top leadership.

A Hacker Used Twitter’s Own Admin Tools to Spread a Cryptocurrency Scam

A hacker recently gained access to a Twitter admin tool on the company’s network that allowed them to hijack notable accounts such as Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk, to spread a cryptocurrency scam.

Mozilla Wants Young People to Consider ‘Ethical Issues’ Before Taking Jobs in Tech

A new guide 'With Great Tech Comes Great Responsibility' arrives during a period of backlash on campuses, where tech companies like Amazon and Palantir recruit.

Ethical Principles for Humane Technology

Humane technologies are technological solutions that put concern and compassion for humanity at the core of the solution.

Responsible AI and the need for ethical gatekeepers

What do Facebook’s 10 Year Challenge, Domino’s Points for Pies app and the early detection of diabetic retinopathy all have in common? They prove the difficulty in separating the peril from the promise of AI.

‘Techlash’ Hits College Campuses

Facebook, Google and other major tech firms were every student’s dream workplaces. Until they weren’t.

Seattle studio’s ‘Tarot Cards of Tech’ help users see the future, slow down and ask better questions

In an age when tech giants and startups alike are expected to “move fast and break things,” Artefact is encouraging folks to slow down and ask the right questions.

This is Why We Need an Ethical Tech Manifesto

Calling out technologists for being complicit when code is used for ill, Chelsea is encouraging the IT community to embed moral, social and behavioural considerations into their development timelines.

Adapting Accounting Ethics to New Technology

The IESBA has revised its code of ethics to clarify how ethical principles should be applied in today’s tech-dominated business landscape.