you. and the morals of technology

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1. you & the morals of technology

2. opinions are my own

3. moral the case of

4. moral the case of free samples

5. moral the case of work supplies

6. moral the case of the atm

7. moral the case of the neighbour’s wifi

8. moral the case of company policy

9. moral the case of help me we are being audited

10. moral the case of the side-effects

11. moral the case of the side-effects

12. me, circa 1997, planning world domination @justmnds @justmendes

13. me, circa 1999, planning fashion domination @justmnds @justmendes

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18. blurring the line between bad & good

19. the facebook feed

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22. One test reduced users' exposure to their friends' "positive emotional

    content", resulting in fewer positive posts of their own.

23. One test reduced users' exposure to their friends' "positive emotional

    content", resulting in fewer positive posts of their own. Another test reduced exposure to "negative emotional content" and the opposite happened.

24. “The first experimental evidence for massive-scale emotional contagion via social

    networks.”

25. “Emotions expressed by friends, via online social networks, influence our

    own moods.”

26. “Emotions expressed by friends, via online social networks, influence our

    own moods.” an AI
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31. 2013

32. 2013 - 2.5

33. 2013 - 2.5 2010.5

34. 2013 - 2.5 8.5 years of AI

35. facebook has the moral duty of practicing the greater good

36. facebook has the moral duty of not bringing harm

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38. “[…] uses signals to identify posts from people who might

    be at risk, such as phrases in posts and concerned comments from friends and family.”

39. “We’re not doctors, and we’re not trying to make a

    mental health diagnosis. We’re trying to get information to the right people quickly.”

40. the loss of privacy

41. CHINA

42. CHINA the great firewall

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44. CHINA the great firewall cctv system

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46. CHINA the great firewall cctv system search engine

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48. CHINA the great firewall cctv system search engine social credit

    system

49. CHINA the great firewall cctv system search engine social credit

    system “re-education” camps
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54. we build it and yet

55. we build it we allow it and yet

56. we build it we allow it we close our eyes

    and yet

57. it’s our fault as well

58. datafication of children

59. first generation with digital footprints

60. BEFORE BEING BORN first generation with digital footprints

61. ultrasounds birthdates biodata

62. STALKING

63. EXTORTION

64. manipulation of children

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66. aka speed-of-thought communication 5G

67. expenses in the billions but doable

68. expenses in the billions but doable … for first world

    countries.

69. cost of infrastructure

70. cost of infrastructure of electronic waste

71. cost of infrastructure of electronic waste of maintenance

72. cost of infrastructure of electronic waste of maintenance of electricity

73. cost of infrastructure of electronic waste of maintenance of electricity

    of social divide in rural areas

74. free information

75. free information

76. education should be free

77. information should be free

78. culture should be free

79. music should be free

80. music should be free?

81. before the internet: 90% - CDs 10% - touring &

    royalties

82. before the internet: 90% - CDs 10% - touring &

    royalties

83. after the internet: 90% - touring 10% - CDs &

    royalties

84. not every artist can afford touring

85. not every artist can afford touring appeal the masses

86. not every artist can afford touring appeal the masses enjoy

    touring

87. WE RIGGED THE GAME

88. neural engineering

89. CRISPR

90. SUPER HUMANS (in about 5 to 19563423689425789 years)

91. Asimov’s ROBOTS

92. the end of science?

93. the more we science

94. the more we kill the more we science

95. the more we science the more we WW3 the more

    we kill

96. the more we science the more we WW3 the more

    we kill the more we inhuman experiments

97. the proper AI

98. MORAL MACHINE .mit.edu https://

99. COMPANIES WANT £€$

100. “Please implement this feature that is bad for the users

     but it’s a total cashgrab”

101. NO

102. would you though?

103. the milgram experiment

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105. blame the companies

106. blame the CEOs

107. blame the shareholders

108. blame the economy

109. blame not me

110. blame milgram

111. blame the users

112. tragedy of the commons

113. but i’m just harry one person

114. WHAT CAN I DO? but i’m just harry one person

115. practical altruism

116. the world of non-profits

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118. upper middle class

119. not that

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124. lack of leadership clear goals proper management

125. inconvenience 101

126. not that

127. practical impact

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130. resources ▁▃█

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133. the world of non-profits

134. our impact must be real & meaningful

135. we can’t hide behind signatures & “raising awareness”

136. I’LL DO IT MYSELF

137. regulations

138. bureaucracy

139. bla bla bla please just end me now

140. what do I know?

141. code

142. how do I act?

143. make stuff

144. make a lot of stuff

145. some stuff will be bad

146. some stuff will make people say “oh wow, that’s some

     not bad stuff”

147. building something

148. #include <braga>

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150. ~170 kids, ~30 elders

151. ~300 kids, ~100 elders

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154. developers designers techies

155. something out of nothing

156. WE’RE LITERALLY GODS

157. BIG

158. BRAINS

159. costs

160. nothing

161. 2h/week

162. 50€/year

163. 50€/year (half is the domain)

164. this is chapter one

165. change doesn’t come from one single deed

166. change comes when you are committed to a greater cause

167. your cause is the greater cause your greater

168. YOU NEED LITERALLY NOTHING

169. GO MAKE SOMETHING

170. GO MAKE CHANGE

171. THANK YOU VERY MUCH

172. you & the morals of technology @justmnds @justmendes