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you. and the morals of technology
Fernando Mendes
May 18, 2019
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May 18, 2019
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you & the morals of technology
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opinions are my own
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moral the case of
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moral the case of free samples
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moral the case of work supplies
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moral the case of the atm
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moral the case of the neighbour’s wifi
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moral the case of company policy
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moral the case of help me we are being audited
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moral the case of the side-effects
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moral the case of the side-effects
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me, circa 1997, planning world domination @justmnds @justmendes
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me, circa 1999, planning fashion domination @justmnds @justmendes
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None
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blurring the line between bad & good
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the facebook feed
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One test reduced users' exposure to their friends' "positive emotional
content", resulting in fewer positive posts of their own.
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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.
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“The first experimental evidence for massive-scale emotional contagion via social
networks.”
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“Emotions expressed by friends, via online social networks, influence our
own moods.”
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“Emotions expressed by friends, via online social networks, influence our
own moods.” an AI
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2013
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2013 - 2.5
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2013 - 2.5 2010.5
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2013 - 2.5 8.5 years of AI
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facebook has the moral duty of practicing the greater good
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facebook has the moral duty of not bringing harm
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“[…] uses signals to identify posts from people who might
be at risk, such as phrases in posts and concerned comments from friends and family.”
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“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.”
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the loss of privacy
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CHINA
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CHINA the great firewall
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CHINA the great firewall cctv system
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CHINA the great firewall cctv system search engine
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CHINA the great firewall cctv system search engine social credit
system
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CHINA the great firewall cctv system search engine social credit
system “re-education” camps
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we build it and yet
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we build it we allow it and yet
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we build it we allow it we close our eyes
and yet
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it’s our fault as well
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datafication of children
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first generation with digital footprints
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BEFORE BEING BORN first generation with digital footprints
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ultrasounds birthdates biodata
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STALKING
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EXTORTION
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manipulation of children
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None
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aka speed-of-thought communication 5G
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expenses in the billions but doable
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expenses in the billions but doable … for first world
countries.
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cost of infrastructure
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cost of infrastructure of electronic waste
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cost of infrastructure of electronic waste of maintenance
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cost of infrastructure of electronic waste of maintenance of electricity
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cost of infrastructure of electronic waste of maintenance of electricity
of social divide in rural areas
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free information
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free information
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education should be free
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information should be free
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culture should be free
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music should be free
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music should be free?
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before the internet: 90% - CDs 10% - touring &
royalties
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before the internet: 90% - CDs 10% - touring &
royalties
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after the internet: 90% - touring 10% - CDs &
royalties
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not every artist can afford touring
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not every artist can afford touring appeal the masses
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not every artist can afford touring appeal the masses enjoy
touring
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WE RIGGED THE GAME
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neural engineering
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CRISPR
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SUPER HUMANS (in about 5 to 19563423689425789 years)
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Asimov’s ROBOTS
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the end of science?
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the more we science
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the more we kill the more we science
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the more we science the more we WW3 the more
we kill
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the more we science the more we WW3 the more
we kill the more we inhuman experiments
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the proper AI
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MORAL MACHINE .mit.edu https://
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COMPANIES WANT £€$
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“Please implement this feature that is bad for the users
but it’s a total cashgrab”
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NO
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would you though?
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the milgram experiment
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blame the companies
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blame the CEOs
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blame the shareholders
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blame the economy
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blame not me
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blame milgram
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blame the users
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tragedy of the commons
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but i’m just harry one person
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WHAT CAN I DO? but i’m just harry one person
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practical altruism
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the world of non-profits
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upper middle class
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not that
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lack of leadership clear goals proper management
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inconvenience 101
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not that
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practical impact
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resources ▁▃█
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the world of non-profits
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our impact must be real & meaningful
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we can’t hide behind signatures & “raising awareness”
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I’LL DO IT MYSELF
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regulations
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bureaucracy
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bla bla bla please just end me now
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what do I know?
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code
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how do I act?
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make stuff
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make a lot of stuff
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some stuff will be bad
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some stuff will make people say “oh wow, that’s some
not bad stuff”
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building something
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#include <braga>
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~170 kids, ~30 elders
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~300 kids, ~100 elders
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developers designers techies
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something out of nothing
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WE’RE LITERALLY GODS
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BIG
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BRAINS
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costs
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nothing
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2h/week
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50€/year
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50€/year (half is the domain)
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this is chapter one
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change doesn’t come from one single deed
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change comes when you are committed to a greater cause
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your cause is the greater cause your greater
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YOU NEED LITERALLY NOTHING
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GO MAKE SOMETHING
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GO MAKE CHANGE
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH
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you & the morals of technology @justmnds @justmendes
Fernando Mendes
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