# Ethics **URL:** https://community.humanetech.com/c/alignment/ethics/73.md [Latest](https://community.humanetech.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.humanetech.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.humanetech.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Ethics category](https://community.humanetech.com/t/about-the-ethics-category/2987)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0
--- ## [Ethical malpractices by reputation agencies (censoring) and SEO agencies (upranking)](https://community.humanetech.com/t/ethical-malpractices-by-reputation-agencies-censoring-and-seo-agencies-upranking/2749)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 8:50am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/ethical-malpractices-by-reputation-agencies-censoring-and-seo-agencies-upranking/2749 "2018-10-01T08:50:47Z")
Hacker News brought 2 new practices (or rather malpractices) to light that are being used on the internet by reputation management agencies and Search Engine Optimizing (SEO) agencies to either censor or uprank content (… --- ## [Attention tokens: is Brave doing enough?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/attention-tokens-is-brave-doing-enough/24)
**Author:** [@metasj](https://community.humanetech.com/u/metasj)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/attention-tokens-is-brave-doing-enough/24 "2022-06-25T19:49:07Z")
The Brave token was designed to help preserve attention. But now that its initial implementation is clear and people are starting to use it: is it doing the right thing? Doing enough? Do we need other attention token… --- ## [Identifying deception patterns on the web](https://community.humanetech.com/t/identifying-deception-patterns-on-the-web/1761)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2020, 9:44am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/identifying-deception-patterns-on-the-web/1761 "2020-12-13T09:44:08Z")
Note: Newly adopted terminology is Deception Pattern. Do not use ‘dark pattern’ anymore. This topic is to make you aware and collect Deception Patterns that exist on the web and in mobile apps.. What is a Deception Pa… --- ## [An Ethics Oath for Scientists and Engineers? Feedback requested.](https://community.humanetech.com/t/an-ethics-oath-for-scientists-and-engineers-feedback-requested/5064)
**Author:** [@gctwnl](https://community.humanetech.com/u/gctwnl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/an-ethics-oath-for-scientists-and-engineers-feedback-requested/5064 "2020-11-02T14:09:41Z")
I will be giving a presentation at the Architecting for the Global Good instance of IASA’s (free, online) Business Innovation Leadership and Technology conference series. The title is “Master or Servant? Are We Humans St… --- ## [We are already changing nature and humans, for the worse and without being aware](https://community.humanetech.com/t/we-are-already-changing-nature-and-humans-for-the-worse-and-without-being-aware/4200)
**Author:** [@micheleminno](https://community.humanetech.com/u/micheleminno)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/we-are-already-changing-nature-and-humans-for-the-worse-and-without-being-aware/4200 "2020-10-12T15:13:26Z")
From https://humanetech.com/podcast Tristan Harris: What is the way we want to be devoting our very limited choice-making capacity in a time of urgent challenges and when if we just let the past dictate the future, we… --- ## [Use the Data Ethics Canvas](https://community.humanetech.com/t/use-the-data-ethics-canvas/4991)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/use-the-data-ethics-canvas/4991 "2020-09-30T03:25:15Z")
The Open Data Institute has a great tool to help deal with ethics in your data policy. The Data Ethics Canvas is a tool for anyone who collects, shares or uses data. It helps identify and manage ethical issues – at th… --- ## [The role of the Tech Ethicist in business and IT](https://community.humanetech.com/t/the-role-of-the-tech-ethicist-in-business-and-it/3021)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/the-role-of-the-tech-ethicist-in-business-and-it/3021 "2020-09-29T13:36:23Z")
What is a tech ethicist? David Polgar makes a fundamental distinction between how a tech ethicist views technology to how an engineer does. “They typically see a societal problem that they try to craft a solution to,” s… --- ## [Ethics Owners: A New Model of Organizational Responsibility in Data-Driven Tech Companies](https://community.humanetech.com/t/ethics-owners-a-new-model-of-organizational-responsibility-in-data-driven-tech-companies/4990)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 6:37am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/ethics-owners-a-new-model-of-organizational-responsibility-in-data-driven-tech-companies/4990 "2020-09-24T06:37:46Z")
A 74-page report in which researchers Emanuel Moss and Jacob Metcalf assert that understanding the work of ethics owners - and the tensions they face - is key to the future governance and regulation of tech companies, an… --- ## [Thought provoking: Ethical Design? No Thanks.](https://community.humanetech.com/t/thought-provoking-ethical-design-no-thanks/4890)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/thought-provoking-ethical-design-no-thanks/4890 "2020-07-20T17:54:56Z")
Thought-provoking. Disturbing. A short film by Cade Diehm, a designer, writer and researcher who focuses on weaponised design, identity, infrastructure and politics. Ethical Design? No Thanks. --- ## [Humane advertising - ethical and mutual-beneficial: It is possible !](https://community.humanetech.com/t/humane-advertising-ethical-and-mutual-beneficial-it-is-possible/1419)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/humane-advertising-ethical-and-mutual-beneficial-it-is-possible/1419 "2020-05-19T19:24:24Z")
Original title: Idea - Humane advertisement policies: ethical and mutual-beneficial I was inspired to create this topic thread by some great posts and discussions \[0\]\[1\] stating the following: The idea of a social net… --- ## [Stanford Webinar "The Innovator’s Guide to Ethics"](https://community.humanetech.com/t/stanford-webinar-the-innovator-s-guide-to-ethics/4574)
**Author:** [@Broodwich](https://community.humanetech.com/u/Broodwich)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2019, 11:28am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/stanford-webinar-the-innovator-s-guide-to-ethics/4574 "2019-12-20T11:28:39Z")
https://eventing.coursera.org/redirectSigned/eyJrZXkiOiJlbWFpbC5saW5rLm9wZW4iLCJ2YWx1ZSI6eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vbGVhcm4uc3RhbmZvcmQuZWR1L2V0aGljcy13ZWJpbmFyLW9uLWRlbWFuZC1yZWdpc3RyYXRpb24tMTktMTIuaHRtbD91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWl… --- ## [The AI Community Needs to Take Responsibility for its Technology and its Actions](https://community.humanetech.com/t/the-ai-community-needs-to-take-responsibility-for-its-technology-and-its-actions/4571)
**Author:** [@richard1](https://community.humanetech.com/u/richard1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/the-ai-community-needs-to-take-responsibility-for-its-technology-and-its-actions/4571 "2019-12-16T21:30:43Z")
“On Monday, at the opening of one of the world’s largest gatherings of AI researchers, Celeste Kidd addressed thousands of attendees in a room nearly twice the size of a football field. She was not pulling her punches” .… --- ## [Help corporations to switch to a more ethical paradigm](https://community.humanetech.com/t/help-corporations-to-switch-to-a-more-ethical-paradigm/3995)
**Author:** [@JipDK](https://community.humanetech.com/u/JipDK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2019, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/help-corporations-to-switch-to-a-more-ethical-paradigm/3995 "2019-12-15T23:15:59Z")
Hi there! I was wondering if anyone here knows about consultants or agencies whose purpose is to help coporations to move to a more humane design of tech and ethical management. I would love to discuss with people invo… --- ## [Article by "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products." author](https://community.humanetech.com/t/article-by-hooked-how-to-build-habit-forming-products-author/4451)
**Author:** [@Broodwich](https://community.humanetech.com/u/Broodwich)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/article-by-hooked-how-to-build-habit-forming-products-author/4451 "2019-10-17T23:00:30Z")
nytimes.com Addicted to Screens? That’s Really a You Problem By Nellie Bowles 9-11 minutes Nir Eyal, who wrote the industry manual for hooking people on tech, now has a recipe to free you — even though it was your… --- ## [Ethics of accessing the subconscious](https://community.humanetech.com/t/ethics-of-accessing-the-subconscious/4382)
**Author:** [@ReedRichards](https://community.humanetech.com/u/ReedRichards)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/ethics-of-accessing-the-subconscious/4382 "2019-09-11T16:21:20Z")
ISO looking for recommendations on books, papers or conferences addressing ethical considerations on accessing and use of the subconscious. 90-95% of human transactions are impacted by the subconscious. You can’t always… --- ## [Dr. Fei-Fei li: The benevolent scientist](https://community.humanetech.com/t/dr-fei-fei-li-the-benevolent-scientist/4268)
**Author:** [@richard1](https://community.humanetech.com/u/richard1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2019, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/dr-fei-fei-li-the-benevolent-scientist/4268 "2019-07-27T14:11:16Z")
“Fei Fei Li, the internationally-celebrated scientist, has always been a champion of the positive power of Artificial Intelligience (A.I.)” She is a co-director at the new Stanford Instititute for Human-Centered Artifici… --- ## [Deplatforming, freedom-of-speech and tech monopolies](https://community.humanetech.com/t/deplatforming-freedom-of-speech-and-tech-monopolies/2950)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2019, 10:23am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/deplatforming-freedom-of-speech-and-tech-monopolies/2950 "2019-03-29T10:23:16Z")
Note: This topic is about the concept of Deplatforming and its implications, and NOT about politics and religion! Discussions about specific examples of deplatforming are undesirable and will be moderated. An importan… --- ## [Research Compliance: AI Ethics Review](https://community.humanetech.com/t/research-compliance-ai-ethics-review/3672)
**Author:** [@etohtamiko](https://community.humanetech.com/u/etohtamiko)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/research-compliance-ai-ethics-review/3672 "2019-03-25T02:03:33Z")
I’m an HRPP Manager at a very large research institution. I’m currently designing a training module for AI Ethics in research, as well as developing checklists for research compliance when reviewing AI research. Because … --- ## [Google and Facebook have become “antithetical to democracy,” says The Age of Surveillance Capitalism author Shoshana Zuboff](https://community.humanetech.com/t/google-and-facebook-have-become-antithetical-to-democracy-says-the-age-of-surveillance-capitalism-author-shoshana-zuboff/3497)
**Author:** [@stayingaliveuk](https://community.humanetech.com/u/stayingaliveuk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 11:16am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/google-and-facebook-have-become-antithetical-to-democracy-says-the-age-of-surveillance-capitalism-author-shoshana-zuboff/3497 "2019-03-05T11:16:16Z")
https://www.recode.net/2019/2/20/18232469/shoshana-zuboff-age-surveillance-capitalism-book-google-facebook-privacy-data-kara-swisher I had never heard about surveillance capitalism. This is a really interesting intervie… --- ## [Ethics for Designers](https://community.humanetech.com/t/ethics-for-designers/3450)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2019, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/ethics-for-designers/3450 "2019-03-03T22:30:03Z")
The following site offers a number of interesting toolkits to bring ethics to the designer space, like The Moral Value Map and the Moral Agent ideation game you can play. And more… plus a nice blog with interesting artic… --- ## [Is it ethical to advertise on Facebook ?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/is-it-ethical-to-advertise-on-facebook/2718)
**Author:** [@aaela](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aaela)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/is-it-ethical-to-advertise-on-facebook/2718 "2019-02-24T04:27:53Z")
Using Facebook is one thing, but advertising on it is quite another. It may mean that you are implicitly endorsing their practices. You’re like a partner in some way. So my question is: Is there an ethical way to use Fac… --- ## [The Digital Product Ethics Canvas](https://community.humanetech.com/t/the-digital-product-ethics-canvas/3306)
**Author:** [@Robert](https://community.humanetech.com/u/Robert)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/the-digital-product-ethics-canvas/3306 "2019-01-29T22:19:55Z")
Hello everyone, firstly, congratulations on moving this issue forward, it’s fantastic to see so many people have come together to make a positive difference. Inspired by your work, I have developed a tool for Product D… --- ## [Discussion paper “Machines in the Service of Humankind”](https://community.humanetech.com/t/discussion-paper-machines-in-the-service-of-humankind/3022)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/discussion-paper-machines-in-the-service-of-humankind/3022 "2018-11-16T21:23:11Z")
“Drawing on dozens of ideas circulating among stakeholders in science, civil society, business, and policymaking that demonstrate what can be done to make sure algorithmic processes support social needs this paper by Ko… --- ## [Letting Tech Firms Frame The AI Ethics Debate is a Mistake](https://community.humanetech.com/t/letting-tech-firms-frame-the-ai-ethics-debate-is-a-mistake/2999)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/letting-tech-firms-frame-the-ai-ethics-debate-is-a-mistake/2999 "2018-11-11T19:39:55Z")
Ethical AI I have created the new Humane Design \> Ethics category to start collecting information on this important topic. Ethics in tech will become much more important in the future, than they are now, and both the CHT… --- ## [How Conspiracy Theory is used by Social Media to keep people online](https://community.humanetech.com/t/how-conspiracy-theory-is-used-by-social-media-to-keep-people-online/2565)
**Author:** [@stems](https://community.humanetech.com/u/stems)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/how-conspiracy-theory-is-used-by-social-media-to-keep-people-online/2565 "2018-11-11T12:38:42Z")
Today, I had turned on MSNBC while I made lunch, and was half-listening as the host and various guests discussed Facebook, who, due to yesterday’s announcement of removing pages due to coordinated inauthentic behavior, i… --- ## [What are the key tenets in building an ethical social media strategy for brands?](https://community.humanetech.com/t/what-are-the-key-tenets-in-building-an-ethical-social-media-strategy-for-brands/2570)
**Author:** [@johnjohn](https://community.humanetech.com/u/johnjohn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 8:55am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/what-are-the-key-tenets-in-building-an-ethical-social-media-strategy-for-brands/2570 "2018-11-09T08:55:23Z")
How can ethical human centric design shape social media marketing activities by brands? What are the key 'Dos and Dont’s? --- ## [The Ethical OS Toolkit - Checklists, scenario's and strategies for humane technology](https://community.humanetech.com/t/the-ethical-os-toolkit-checklists-scenarios-and-strategies-for-humane-technology/2703)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://community.humanetech.com/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/the-ethical-os-toolkit-checklists-scenarios-and-strategies-for-humane-technology/2703 "2018-09-16T12:11:15Z")
It was already mentioned by @greg in this post, but deserving of a topic on its own, as it is a perfect fit for the CHT.. The Ethical OS Toolkit https://ethicalos.org/ What’s in the Toolkit: A checklist of 8 risk… --- ## [Sharing Digital Wellbeing & Ethics as a practice inside organizations](https://community.humanetech.com/t/sharing-digital-wellbeing-ethics-as-a-practice-inside-organizations/2762)
**Author:** [@ForbesOste](https://community.humanetech.com/u/ForbesOste)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/sharing-digital-wellbeing-ethics-as-a-practice-inside-organizations/2762 "2018-10-22T23:51:02Z")
Digital Wellbeing and Ethics as a strategic initiative for business is vital as we plan for the future. I have been focusing on advising start-ups and speaking at tech and corporate wellness conferences. If we only focus… --- ## [Unethical AI Tech marketing - Pricing in "Jobs Eliminated, FTE reductions"](https://community.humanetech.com/t/unethical-ai-tech-marketing-pricing-in-jobs-eliminated-fte-reductions/2765)
**Author:** [@zincfoam](https://community.humanetech.com/u/zincfoam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 10:22am UTC](https://community.humanetech.com/t/unethical-ai-tech-marketing-pricing-in-jobs-eliminated-fte-reductions/2765 "2018-10-04T10:22:58Z")
Hello everyone. This is my first post, although I’ve been aware of this community for some time. My post is about something I’ve increasingly seen in the last 18 months, but it’s making the bile rise in my throat. We h… [Next page](https://community.humanetech.com/c/alignment/ethics/73.md?page=1)