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You wouldn’t hit a dog, so why kill one in Minecraft? Why violence against virtual animals is an ethical issue

  • Digital innovation and design
  • You wouldn’t hit a dog, so why kill one in Minecraft? Why violence against virtual animals is an ethical issue

    Senior Research Fellow in Digital Ethics, Dr. Simon Coghlan, writes about the ethical issues of violence against animals in video games.

    Published 29 Sep 2020

    CAIDE Summer Research Academy

  • Digital innovation and design
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  • CAIDE Summer Research Academy

    The CAIDE Summer Research Academy will be held from 5 November 2020 - 12 February 2021 as a series of workshops, seminars and events for PhD and Early Career Researchers who are studying technology and AI with an ethical lens.

    Published 22 Sep 2020

    On Fairness and Explainability in AI: Interactions between computer science and social science

  • Digital innovation and design
  • On Fairness and Explainability in AI: Interactions between computer science and social science

    On Sept 4 Professor Suresh Venkatasubramanian from the University of Utah presented 'On Fairness and Explainability in AI: Interactions between computer science and social science.'

    Published 22 Sep 2020

    ‘A wake-up call’: why this student is suing the government over the financial risks of climate change

    ‘A wake-up call’: why this student is suing the government over the financial risks of climate change

    Katta O’Donnell – a 23-year-old law student from Melbourne – is suing the Australian government for failing to disclose climate change risks to investors in Australia’s sovereign bonds. As climate change presents major risks to our economy as well as the environment, O'Donnell’s claim is a wake-up call to the government.Professor Jacqueline Peel and Rebekkah Markey-Towler wrote the piece for The Conversation (27 July 2020)

    Published 02 Sep 2020

    Apps Can Charge You More Based on Sex and Location, and Legislation Can’t Keep Up

  • Digital innovation and design
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  • Apps Can Charge You More Based on Sex and Location, and Legislation Can’t Keep Up

    Co-Director Tim Miller spoke with Gizmodo about bias in the Tinder Algorithm.

    Published 31 Aug 2020

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