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Oct 14, 20211 min read

Our work: The words we use in data

Having teamed up with Defend Digital Me and The Warren Youth Project to consider how the metaphors we attach to data impacts UK policy,...

Why we should start to treat some social medias as a public utility

Tiffany Coleman

Oct 14, 20212 min read

Why we should start to treat some social medias as a public utility

This last few week we've been combing through the many brilliant articles pulling apart what exactly is going on at Facebook, and why it...

Our first Hattusia community meet up... in real life!

Tiffany Coleman

Oct 14, 20211 min read

Our first Hattusia community meet up... in real life!

At last, we meet again! After countless lockdowns, cancelled parties, weddings and birthdays (and who can forget a cancelled Christmas...

A rare opportunity to inject ethical considerations into education - Jason Blackstock

Tiffany Coleman

Oct 13, 20212 min read

A rare opportunity to inject ethical considerations into education - Jason Blackstock

Higher Education was the topic when we welcomed Jason Blackstock to a recent Hattusia meet up. Jason is the Founder and CEO of How to...

Alice Thwaite

Sep 27, 202110 min read

The Benefits of Negotiated Binaries

Beyond The Binaries is a collection of essays, compiled by Compass, that look at the polarities of the world as we know it and presents a...

The rise of tech ethics in private markets

Dama Sathianathan

Sep 16, 20216 min read

The rise of tech ethics in private markets

We were lucky enough to have Dama Sathianathan speak at September’s community meet up. Dama is a partner at Bethnal Green Ventures (BGV),...

Prioritising the environment in your supply chain

Tiffany Coleman

Aug 12, 20213 min read

Prioritising the environment in your supply chain

Here at Hattusia, we believe in not just talking about meaningful change, but actively impacting that change. We also aim to make...

Tiffany Coleman

Aug 5, 20213 min read

Spotlight: Tulsi Parida

The Ethicist Spotlight highlights people who are doing some of the most important work in our field. We'll get an insight into their...

Alex Mecklenburg: values for the next 20 years of product development

Georgia Iacovou

Jul 20, 20215 min read

Alex Mecklenburg: values for the next 20 years of product development

At our July Meetup we were joined by Alex Mecklenburg. Alex is the Co-founder of Consequential CIC, a social innovation practice...

Tiffany Coleman

Jul 8, 20212 min read

Spotlight: Milena Pribic

The Ethicist Spotlight highlights people who are doing some of the most important work in our field. We'll get an insight into their...

Could the structure of a tech company cause biased AI?

Tiffany Coleman

Jun 28, 20212 min read

Could the structure of a tech company cause biased AI?

AI learns from us – so how do we make sure tech companies are structured to ensure what we teach AI is ethical to begin with? Leading AI...

CogX AI Festival 2021 - context and complexity in ethics

Alice Thwaite

Jun 18, 20213 min read

CogX AI Festival 2021 - context and complexity in ethics

The CogX AI festival has wrapped up for 2021. This is a celebration about the future of AI and a huge conference that brings together...

My life insurance company is watching me

Matt Hewett

Jun 4, 20215 min read

My life insurance company is watching me

Vitality Life Insurance latest promotion offers a discounted apple watch in exchange for your activity data, or more precisely; if you...

Through the smoke; the harms of big tech

Matt Hewett

May 6, 20212 min read

Through the smoke; the harms of big tech

The tobacco industry and big tech have a lot of similarities. Maybe it's about time we started treating their societal harm the same way....

Alice Thwaite

Apr 26, 20213 min read

Our view: what are ethical standards?

I often come across experts, journalists and the public asking for more ‘ethical standards’. However, I’m never really sure what is meant...

Freedom of Thought in the Digital Age - a provocation by Susie Alegre

Georgia Iacovou

Apr 14, 20214 min read

Freedom of Thought in the Digital Age - a provocation by Susie Alegre

At our April Meetup we were joined by Susie Alegre. Susie Alegre is an international human rights lawyer and writer, Associate at Doughty...

Our work: the ethics of performance marketing

Matt Hewett

Apr 1, 20216 min read

Our work: the ethics of performance marketing

The way in which we find and connect with new customers and clients here at Hattusia is a near constant source of discussion. Modern day...

The perpetual outrage machine: moral panics in the digital age - a provocation

Georgia Iacovou

Mar 29, 20216 min read

The perpetual outrage machine: moral panics in the digital age - a provocation

At our March Meetup we welcomed Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan to discuss moral panics. Sid is the acting European tech correspondent at...

Alice Thwaite

Mar 17, 20216 min read

Our view: building a trusted brand

Many companies turn to ethics because they want to build a ‘trusted brand’. Often they are trying to repair the broken relationship they...

The revolution will not be hosted on Amazon Web Services - a provocation by Dr Kim Foale

Georgia Iacovou

Mar 5, 20218 min read

The revolution will not be hosted on Amazon Web Services - a provocation by Dr Kim Foale

At our February Meetup we had the incredible Dr Kim Foale arguing that modern technology is an integral part of the arms and security...

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