The Social Dilemma

For anybody who has watched "The Social Dilemma" on Netflix this week, this post drills down a bit further into the issues around the influence of social media and AI-driven algorithms on our society, by one of the people in the show.

TLDR;

1. Very smart people invented very smart technology which is now ruining social cohesion.

2. Something should be done.

3. The highly successful business model means nothing will change unless they are forced to.

https://medium.com/swlh/the-mechanics-and-psychology-behind-the-social-dilemma-719d618aa8ce

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The tech field failed a 25-year challenge to achieve gender equality by 2020 – culture change is key to getting on track

Via The Conversation:

In 1995, pioneering computer scientist Anita Borg challenged the tech community to a moonshot: equal representation of women in tech by 2020. Twenty-five years later, we’re still far from that goal. In 2018, fewer than 30% of the employees in tech’s biggest companies and 20% of faculty in university computer science departments were women.

https://theconversation.com/the-tech-field-failed-a-25-year-challenge-to-achieve-gender-equality-by-2020-culture-change-is-key-to-getting-on-track-144779

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Best Career Advice

Very good advice. Wish I'd known this at a younger age 👍

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The latest online idiocy - 'brushing'

The latest online idiocy - 'brushing'. 🤷

If you receive something in the mail you didn't order - like seeds or a pen - it's likely you are the victim of a data breach, and your details are being used to generate fake reviews of online products.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-27/what-is-brushing-why-is-it-on-rise-during-coronavirus-pandemic/12602084

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Google Shonkiness

Via The Conversation:

You may have seen a pop-up from Google yesterday warning that the tech giant’s functionality was “at risk” from new Australian government regulation.

Don’t fall for it.

https://theconversation.com/googles-open-letter-is-trying-to-scare-australians-the-company-simply-doesnt-want-to-pay-for-news-144573

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