Humans, technologies and ethics

In an era where morally flexible corporations impose their (un)ethical practices, it's more important than ever to establish our ethical practices and values to preserve our fundamental human rights, reduce inequalities and stay aware of the sociological impact of technologies.

Thoughts, possible solutions and case studies to awaken us to our role as actors in the field of technology.

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8. 2.3 billion monthly active users on Facebook in Q4 2018
10. Case #1
11. Therac-25 Software that kills
12. Therac-25 ✦ bad software design and development practices ✦ impossible to test in an automated way ✦ no independant review ✦ error states could be overriden by operator
13. Case #2
14. Knight Capital Losing 460M$ in 45min
15. Knight Capital ✦ lack of peer review of code and deployment steps ✦ absence of tooling to consistently deploy software across servers ✦ lack of clear procedures for deployments and incident response ✦ lack of pushback against aggressive delivery schedule
16. Case #3
17. Case #3
18. Case #3
19. Case #3
20. Facebook Ad targeting by race
21. "If we are going to make the most of it, we need to take the chance to shape the digital world before it shapes us" — Martha Lane Fox
22. A manifesto
23. Responsible technology Does not knowingly deepen existing vulnerabilities and inequalities, or create new ones
24. Responsible technology Protects existing democratic and human rights
25. Responsible technology Is made by teams that are mindful of their ethical, social and human impact
26. Responsible technology Has controls in place to react to and guard against unintended consequences
27. Responsible technology Is designed with security and safety in mind
28. "Be a good ancestor" — Alan Cooper
30. Thank you
31. Questions?
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