Design, White Lies & Ethics
Dan Turner explores the gray areas of user expectations, honest interfaces, and making design decisions with integrity. Source: Design, White Lies & Ethics · An A List Apart Article
Death robots: Where next after Dallas?
After US police used a robot to help kill a gunman in Dallas, questions are being asked about where the strategy will lead. Source: Death robots: Where next after Dallas? – BBC News
When Can Police Use a ‘Bomb Robot’ to Kill a Suspect?
Dallas shooting raises new questions. “The situation definitely raises interesting questions,” said Peter Asaro, an assistant professor at the New School for Public Engagement in New York City and a co-founder of the International Committee…
The Dallas Shooting and the Advent of Killer Police Robots
Dallas Police Chief David Brown says officers used a device equipped with a bomb to kill a suspect, a perhaps unprecedented move that raises new questions about use of lethal force. Source: The Dallas Shooting…
Here’s What We Know About the Robot Used In the Dallas Shooting
Police used an unusual weapon to kill a man suspected of murdering five officers in Dallas on Thursday: A robot. Source: Here’s What We Know About the Robot Used In the Dallas Shooting – Fortune
How Technology Hijacks People’s Minds
Design Ethicist Tristan Harris breaks down ten ways that technology can hijack’s people’s minds by exploiting human psychological vulnerabilities. I’m an expert on how technology hijacks our psychological vulnerabilities. That’s why I spent the last three…
This is hell
Source: Imgur via CelloDE This is hell….make it stop MAKE IT STOP!
Dark Patterns Revisited
I ran across another great post on dark patterns by Harry Brignull on A List Apart a few days ago. I first learned about dark patterns back in December 2010, and I was immediately intrigued by…