A Designer’s Thoughts About This Moment in AI
A designer critiques the commercialization of AI and its ethical risks, especially regarding military applications.
A designer critiques the commercialization of AI and its ethical risks, especially regarding military applications.
Explores how large language models (LLMs) act as intimate cognitive interfaces, reshaping human thought through language and raising ethical concerns.
A university professor describes an open-book exam where students could use chatbots, analyzing the low adoption rate and student motivations.
The article discusses the transition from an industrial-age 'Human 2.0' mindset to an AI-enabled 'Human 3.0' era of creators, critiquing traditional education and work paradigms.
Critiques the limited scope of current customer support automation and argues for more ambitious AI solutions across industries.
A conference organizer argues that politics are inherently part of web events, discussing inclusivity, ethics, and the impact of political views on tech communities.
A guide to identifying and countering common forms of propaganda and flawed thinking in the technology industry, from FOMO to naive utopianism.
An analysis of ethical decision-making for technology professionals, using Facebook's social experiments as a case study against a professional code of ethics.
A review of Ursula Franklin's book 'The Real World of Technology', exploring the societal and ethical impacts of technology.
A critique of the growing disconnect between marketing hype and technical reality in the IT industry, focusing on buzzwords and misinformation.
A critique of modern software development's 'move fast and break things' ethos, arguing it leads to fragile, unreliable technology.
A programmer reflects on the ethical responsibilities and unforeseen societal dangers of software development in the modern, hyper-connected world.
Reflects on how social influence and online reputation, inspired by Black Mirror, are becoming a new currency in tech and hiring.
Explores the concept of Technological Singularity, inspired by a classic song, and discusses our accelerating integration with technology like IoT and AI.