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My opinion pieces, articles, diary entries and rants on everything digital and humanitarian.

Lack of representation in AI puts vulnerable people at risk

Oct 20, 2019
In April of 2019 the AI Now Institute of New York University published the research paper DISCRIMINATING SYSTEMS — Gender, Race, and Power in AI. The report concluded that there is a diversity crisis in the AI sector across gender…

Design som lyssnar till hela människan

Sep 20, 2019
En återpublicering av anteckningarna jag skrev inför min föreläsning/tirad om etik på World Usability Day 2016. Inledning / etiketter Vänner, kamrater, designers, lärare, livsnjutare, fanatiker, köttätare, veganer, användare. Visst är många ord laddade. Och visst glömmer vi bort hur lätt…

Managing persuasive defaults in design

Sep 18, 2019
As part of the feedback and reactions to my recent post on the Dangers of Nir Eyal’s books, I received a very relevant question. It relates to how we as designers architect the choices that are available to users, and…

How Nir Eyal’s habit books are dangerous

Sep 17, 2019
Hired as a speaker throughout Silicon Valley and the international tech world, Nir Eyal’s appeal and influence cannot be ignored. He literally wrote the book that has helped many startups and corporations exploit human weaknesses for profit. He’d just rather…

Messages in WhatsApp are stopping immigrants

Aug 28, 2019
Information stored on phones is increasingly used in court cases and to determine the trustworthiness and honesty of people seeking to enter another country. So what happens when the source of the information is someone else entirely, and you had…

Hell Turdy

Aug 25, 2019
Worrying about the dystopian outcomes of many digital ventures these days can honestly be somewhat mood-dampening. I need to remember to find time to be silly and laugh more. One thread on Twitter the other day, started by David M…

Skolplattformen i Stockholm har stora säkerhetshål

Aug 21, 2019
Denna text uppdateras. Senast updaterad 2019-08-23 14:20. Runt 10-tiden i morse skrev Måns Jonasson illavarslande på Twitter att han via skolplattformen lyckas komma åt personnummer och namn på alla lärare och elever i Stockholm, inklusive elevernas omdömen. Genom att mecka…

Convert newsletters to Atom/RSS feeds

Aug 6, 2019
I found a useful tool allowing me to partake in the joy of well-written newsletters without having them fill up my inbox. The website Kill the Newsletter! (KTN) simply allows you to add them to your feed reader. Here’s how…

The harmful myth of mentally ill shooters in the USA

Aug 4, 2019
Another shooting in the USA, and yet another series of talking points about reasons. One of the most common is mental health. When this talking points ensues, it enforces stigmatisation of people with mental health issues, people who are actually…

Highlights from the Mueller hearing

Jul 25, 2019
On July 24, former special counsel Robert Mueller testified before two House committees. He had already in May – when announcing his retirement – said: “The report is my testimony.” This was an indication that nothing new would come forward…

First, design no harm

Jul 1, 2019
At the Adobe 99U conference there was an on-stage conversation between author Courtney E. Martin and Tim Brown, CEO of design firm IDEO. During the interview they touched upon the topic of ethics. Author and design consultant Kim Goodwin reacted…
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