Edward Saltzberg, Security and Sustainability Forum January 23, 2024 11:15 am to 12:45 pm EST Register and get the recording link. Alert colleagues. Coining the phrase, “pollution is just molecules in the wrong place,” Barry Commoner, one of the founders of the modern environmental movement, highlighted that substances that are harmless …
E.U. Reaches Deal on Landmark AI Bill, Racing Ahead of U.S.
By Anthony Faiola, Cat Zakrzewski, and Beatriz Rios, The Washington Post The regulation paves the way for what could become a global standard to classify risk, enforce transparency and financially penalize tech companies for noncompliance. European Union officials reached a landmark deal Friday on the world’s most ambitious law to …
AI Summit a Start but Global Agreement a Distant Hope
By Martin Coulter and Paul Sandle, Reuters LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak championed a series of landmark agreements after hosting the first artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit but a global plan for overseeing the technology remains a long way off. Over two days of talks …
Technology Needs Assessments by Congress Municipalities and Local Civic Groups
Hazel Henderson played an active role as an integral member of the original Office of Technological Assessment (OTA) mentioned below. Her foresight drove her to uncover the hidden impacts of technological advancements, with a strong emphasis on their potential to enhance public welfare rather than solely serving corporate interests. …
December Monthly Update Newsletter
Monthly Update | December 2021 Donate to NAMLE’s 2021 Year-End Campaign We know that our community works every day to support our mission to see media literacy widely practiced and highly valued as an essential life skill. Your donation to NAMLE supports our events, initiatives, community outreach, and so much more. We …
Algorithm accountability is easier said than done
“Ethical Markets welcomes all these actions to rein in social media, following on my 5 steps in “Steering Social Media Toward Sanity“ and our paper “Can AI Algorithms Be Ethical?“, referencing IT expert Dave Lauer on our global Advisory Board. Hazel Henderson, Editor“ By Mathew Ingram Over the past several years, Congress …
Journal series reveals concerns, inaction at Facebook
“Ethical Markets highly recommends this issue of the Columbia Journalism Review and its coverage of the unacceptable impacts on societies of social media monopolies and their profit-focused, advertising-driven business models. Our coverage of these issues includes: “Steering our Powers of Persuasion Toward Human Goals”; “Let’s Train Humans Before We Train Machines“, “Steering Social …
The SMART health card is not a vaccine passport
Hi folks. Hope you’re enjoying the summer in which Schmigadoon beat the Olympics in must-see TV. The Plain View Repeat after me: The SMART health card is not a vaccine passport. The federal government doesn’t issue it. No one is required to download it. But if it does its job, this digital …
Does Facebook want to stop online hate?
“We at Ethical Markets propose 5 steps necessary now for “Steering Social Media Toward Sanity“ . ~Hazel Henderson, Editor“ Think Trump was banned from Facebook? We’ve found a Facebook ad loophole that allows Trump and his Super PAC to dodge the rules and continue posting dangerous messages. Tell Facebook to enforce its …
NYTimes Opinion Today: Can Silicon Valley find God? for OTA!
“Ethical Markets highly recommends this Opinion from the New York Times by Linda Kinstler, raising all the deep important questions I raised in “Time to Rethink our Technological Choices“ . More reasons why OTA needs to be rebooted! ~Hazel Henderson, Editor“ Artificial Intelligence promises to remake the world. These believers are fighting …