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Georgia Iacovou
Jan 27, 20236 min read
Reading against the attention crisis - a provocation by Alice Bennett
Alice Bennett is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Liverpool Hope University. Her research investigates why contemporary culture...
Georgia Iacovou
Nov 25, 20225 min read
Data Ethics in Practice - a provocation by Diana Spehar
Diana opened up the provocation by outlining what brought her to work at Sky. She was hired not only for her knowledge and experience in...
Georgia Iacovou
Oct 27, 20226 min read
An Ethics for Convivial Digital Infrastructures - Cian O'Donovan
Cian introduced the provocation by explaining that a lot of his time is spent researching digital infrastructures in social housing...
Autumn Beaudoin (they/them)
Sep 30, 20223 min read
How to be an ethicist - resource management
This month’s blog post is going to be a little brief because I’ve been having some issues with my capacity lately. ..
Autumn Beaudoin (they/them)
Aug 31, 20223 min read
How to be an ethicist - managing imposter syndrome
If you’re on this site the chances are you’re all too aware of where technology can go wrong. It can create societal inequalities,...
Georgia Iacovou
Jul 29, 20224 min read
Food Systems: adding value throughout the supply chain
There are many different theories and ideas surrounding decolonising technology and operational systems. But what can be done in...
Georgia Iacovou
Mar 17, 20225 min read
Accountability in AI: Algorithmic Impact Assessments - Jenny Brennan & Lara Groves
There is a growing appetite for bridging the gap between AI systems, their developers, and their users. This has been a key driver for...
Tiffany Coleman
Mar 14, 20222 min read
Cog X Award Winners 2022 - "Outstanding Achievements & Research Contributions Award for AI Ethics"
Over the last 5 years, the CogX awards have "championed some of the finest practitioners of innovation across the world" and the awards...
Tiffany Coleman
Mar 14, 20223 min read
Spotlight: Jesse Shanahan
The Ethicist Spotlight highlights people who are doing some of the most important work in our field. We'll get an insight into their...
Georgia Iacovou
Mar 10, 20226 min read
The Many Contexts of Speaking Up - Erika Cheung
Erika starts by asking, when someone in an organisation spots a problem, how do they approach speaking up? What are the considerations to...
Tiffany Coleman
Feb 17, 20224 min read
Why brand purpose alone won’t cut it
Choosing a birthday gift isn’t as straightforward as it perhaps once was - because as consumers we now often want to know where did this...
Alice Thwaite
Feb 11, 20222 min read
The economic value of ethics
The world of work is changing. Not only is machine and algorithmic automation causing certain professions to become obsolete, but also...
Tiffany Coleman
Feb 1, 20221 min read
Envisions: new futures for AI
Envisions is a collection of envisioned new futures for AI; futures that place agency in the hands of young people, reimagining the...
Georgia Iacovou
Jan 25, 20226 min read
Governing data, not governed by data!
In this provocation, Anouk discussed where we are right now with data governance. Broadly, data governance forces us to ask ourselves how...
Alice Thwaite
Jan 14, 20224 min read
Our work: A guide to ethical strategy
We're often asked about our process to create actionable recommendations from philosophical beginnings. Here's a brief overview. Imagine...
Tiffany Coleman
Dec 14, 20211 min read
100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics - Alice Thwaite on the 2022 list
There are a few 'lists' in the field of ethics which we keep our eye on, and the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics is one of them. It is a...
Alice Thwaite
Dec 14, 20212 min read
Our event moderation policy
Like many organisations, we publish easily accessible posts on social media. We also house a monthly virtual meet up...
Tiffany Coleman
Dec 7, 20211 min read
Why ethics must be built into tech development
On the 5th December, the founder of Hattusia, Alice Thwaite was featured in an article in the Financial Times. You can view it here. In...
Georgia Iacovou
Nov 17, 20215 min read
The intersection of art and tech - Charlotte Webb
In this provocation, Charlotte discussed the role of artistic practices in revealing inequalities in techno-social systems. She started...
Tiffany Coleman
Nov 8, 20213 min read
What do big tech and big football clubs have in common?
You never forget your first home game. The busy walk there, as the streets around you slowly form a sea of red and white – scarfs, hats,...
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