Through the smoke; the harms of big tech
The tobacco industry and big tech have a lot of similarities. Maybe it's about time we started treating their societal harm the same way....
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Alice Thwaite
- Apr 26, 2021
- 3 min
Our view: what are ethical standards?
I often come across experts, journalists and the public asking for more ‘ethical standards’. However, I’m never really sure what is meant...
Georgia Iacovou
- Apr 14, 2021
- 4 min
Freedom of Thought in the Digital Age - a provocation by Susie Alegre
At our April Meetup we were joined by Susie Alegre. Susie Alegre is an international human rights lawyer and writer, Associate at Doughty...
Matt Hewett
- Apr 1, 2021
- 6 min
Our work: the ethics of performance marketing
The way in which we find and connect with new customers and clients here at Hattusia is a near constant source of discussion. Modern day...
Georgia Iacovou
- Mar 29, 2021
- 6 min
The perpetual outrage machine: moral panics in the digital age - a provocation
At our March Meetup we welcomed Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan to discuss moral panics. Sid is the acting European tech correspondent at...
Alice Thwaite
- Mar 17, 2021
- 6 min
Our view: building a trusted brand
Many companies turn to ethics because they want to build a ‘trusted brand’. Often they are trying to repair the broken relationship they...
Georgia Iacovou
- Mar 5, 2021
- 8 min
The revolution will not be hosted on Amazon Web Services - a provocation by Dr Kim Foale
At our February Meetup we had the incredible Dr Kim Foale arguing that modern technology is an integral part of the arms and security...
Matt Hewett
- Feb 16, 2021
- 3 min
Our view: Is Facebook good for small businesses?
At their Worldwide Developers Conference this year Apple announced several new privacy updates for IOS. One of the most notable of these...
Alice Thwaite
- Feb 9, 2021
- 5 min
Conceptual analysis and conceptual design
A lot of human knowledge is constructed by humans. What does this mean? Well, the concept of ‘constructed knowledge’ stands in contrast...
Matt Hewett
- Feb 3, 2021
- 4 min
Your business isn't helping.
Some businesses are dependent on perpetuating the social cause they claim to eliminate. What should you do? I’ve always wanted my work to...
Matt Hewett
- Jan 25, 2021
- 4 min
Spotlight: Lisa Talia Moretti
The Ethicist Spotlight highlights people who are doing some of the most important work in our field. We'll get an insight into their...
Georgia Iacovou
- Jan 21, 2021
- 4 min
Provisional morality - a provocation from Yassmin Abdel-Magied
One of the 2020 LinkedIn Changemakers, Yassmin is a globally sought-after advisor on issues of social justice, focused on the...
Matt Hewett
- Jan 8, 2021
- 2 min
Our view: Capitol riots
The storming of the Capitol building was an act of right wing terrorism, it was an attack on democracy and will have global impacts that...
Matt Hewett
- Jan 7, 2021
- 4 min
How ethics can increase revenue in tech businesses
As a society we revel in stories of successful individuals that risked it all and won big. It’s so often the rags to riches, starving...
Alice Thwaite
- Jan 6, 2021
- 3 min
Our view: the UK AI roadmap
The AI council published their guidance on what should constitute the UKs AI strategy today. The executive summary can be found here:...
Matt Hewett
- Dec 27, 2020
- 2 min
Spotlight: Kenza Ait Si Abbou
The Ethicist Spotlight highlights people who are doing some of the most important work in our field. We'll get an insight into their...
Matt Hewett
- Dec 22, 2020
- 3 min
Our view: digital regulation from Europe and the UK
On 15th December the latest versions of the online harms regulations and the digital services act were released to the public. Both...
Alice Thwaite
- Dec 9, 2020
- 4 min
The ethical use of technology. A provocation by Christine Jakobson
Christine Jakobson joined us for Hattusia’s November Meet Up to discuss the challenges of creating policies for ethical use.
Matt Hewett
- Dec 8, 2020
- 2 min
Our view: we cannot rely on tech monopolies for ethical guidance
Dr Timnit Gebru was dismissed as Staff Research Scientist and Co-Lead of Ethical Artificial Intelligence this month.