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
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
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
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
44. CHINA the great firewall cctv system
46. CHINA the great firewall cctv system search engine
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
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
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
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
118. upper middle class
119. not that
124. lack of leadership clear goals proper management
125. inconvenience 101
126. not that
127. practical impact
130. resources ▁▃█
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>
150. ~170 kids, ~30 elders
151. ~300 kids, ~100 elders
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