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Imagining future risk today
From the course: Tech Ethics: Avoiding Unintended Consequences
Imagining future risk today
- As tech evolves faster each day, risks that may at first glance appear to be far off in some distant science fiction future can very suddenly appear to disrupt your present. If you can imagine a harmful impact that a technology product could potentially have, even if it sounds ludicrous or farfetched, you should be considering how to avoid it in the here and now. One of the most useful habits to cultivate is envisioning future scenarios. If you are building a product yourself or leading a team of developers or even just thinking about pursuing a career in an emerging field like AI, you should be actively envisioning what the full range of impact of your product, service or platform could be. It's not enough to optimistically think through the positive effects you hope your product will have. The first step to avoid unintended consequences is to train yourself to imagine what the risks could be both right around the…
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Imagining future risk today1m 22s
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The wheel of misfortune: Eight emerging risk zones4m 59s
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Risk zone 1: Truth, disinformation, and propaganda1m 52s
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Risk zone 2: Addiction and the dopamine economy2m 17s
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Risk zone 3: Economic and asset inequalities1m 35s
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Risk zone 4: Machine ethics and algorithmic bias6m 54s
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Risk zone 5: Surveillance state6m 36s
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Risk zone 6: Data control and monetization1m 40s
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Risk zone 7: Implicit trust and user understanding1m 42s
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Risk zone 8: Hateful and criminal actors1m 30s
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