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Reading against the attention crisis - a provocation by Alice Bennett

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...

Data Ethics in Practice - a provocation by Diana Spehar

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...

An Ethics for Convivial Digital Infrastructures - Cian O'Donovan

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...

How to be an ethicist - resource management

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. ..

How to be an ethicist - managing imposter syndrome

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,...

Food Systems: adding value throughout the supply chain

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...

Accountability in AI: Algorithmic Impact Assessments - Jenny Brennan & Lara Groves

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...

Cog X Award Winners 2022 - "Outstanding Achievements & Research Contributions Award for AI Ethics"

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...

The Many Contexts of Speaking Up - Erika Cheung

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...

100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics - Alice Thwaite on the 2022 list

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...

Why ethics must be built into tech development

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...

The intersection of art and tech - Charlotte Webb

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...

What do big tech and big football clubs have in common?

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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