Ethical Tech

Written by Dr Jo Morrison, Director of Digital Innovation and Research, Calvium The IPCC stated unequivocally that ‘Human influence has warmed the climate at a rate that is unprecedented in at least the last 2000 years,’ and went on to explain that ‘widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean…

Political polarization is present everywhere online. We all live in our echo chambers on social media. In this post, I’ll dissect the close relationship between these echo chambers and the personalized algorithms that create them. How are these algorithms created in the first place? Let’s say I want to create an algorithm that will recommend personalized content to a…

Understanding Machine Algorithm Biases: In a world that is readily accepting the advances in AI, let’s take a step back to see if these systems in place are reflecting our human society the way it is. And if they are, is that what we really envision for these AI models? …

Choose the profession that speaks to your heart. And be prepared to change it again. — I the last summer day of 1992, on August 31, I was looking out the window, feeling nervous about the first school day. I saw a blinking light in the clear skies. It was moving slowly, from blue to red and back. I imagined it being a spaceship, landing in…

Hello there, we’re back blogging to introduce our next infrastructure project at the Responsible Tech Collective: “How might we engage people and communities in the design and development of technology” For more detail on our infrastructure project series, take a look at this blog here. As a quick reminder, the…

In this final post of the series about digital privacy, I include less academic sources and more of a discussion and reflections on the current state of privacy, the various responses by the industry and thoughts on the future of data collection practices. The two-sided market model is not a…

As our lives move online and organisations shift to a digital-first approach, people’s ability to make use of technology is essential. Essential for organisations, where the 11.8 million people in the U.K. lacking the digital skills essential for work impact both business and economic growth. Important for vulnerable people and…

Data is to tech what money is for economics, and how we capture, use and share it as organisations is fundamental to how we operate. Yet, in treating data as an ownable asset as opposed to what it is — personal, sensitive and behavioural information that belongs to the people…