Ethics

Dreamforce and sustainability - the inspirational Jane Goodall This article is sponsored by:

If you’re talking about sustainability, who better to turn to than Jane Goodall?

You’re fired! Can we trust algorithms to decide who gets sacked and who doesn’t? This article is sponsored by:

Sacking employees by algorithm may not be widespread as yet, but it undoubtedly has legal, ethical and reputational ramifications that need to be evaluated.

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The sustainability imperative - why it’s critical for CIOs to step up to the mark This article is sponsored by:

CIOs and CTOs need to get engaged with the sustainability strategies of their organizations. That means taking some fresh approaches.

Beware the Carbon Cowboys! Salesforce Chief Impact Officer Suzanne DiBianca on helping customers with carbon credit strategies This article is sponsored by:

Salesforce is committed to helping customers get carbon credit programs up and running as part of their sustainability drives.

The State of Salesforce - trust, sustainability and cross-cloud thinking top the corporate agenda This article is sponsored by:

If it’s Dreamforce week, then it’s time for the annual State of Salesforce study from IBM. Here’s the skinny on what matters out there in Salesforce land…

Dreamforce 2022 - previewing the top equality and sustainability sessions This article is sponsored by:

With sustainability and equality on the Dreamforce agenda alongside the cloud tech, I pick out what look to me to be some of the most interesting sessions from the event.

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"I can build this - but should I?" Welcome to the AI crime prediction debate This article is sponsored by:

Can you predict crime with AI? And what should be done with these predictions, and the data that powers them? An AI model from Chicago raises all kinds of questions.

Safety isn’t the only issue for self-driving vehicles - data privacy and algorithmic oversight need attention too This article is sponsored by:

The UK wants to see self-driving vehicles rolled out by 2025, but the Center for Data Ethics and Innovation raises some interesting points about surveillance data and black box algorithms.

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We won't eliminate AI bias - unless we get at the real root of the problem This article is sponsored by:

Efforts to eliminate AI bias are well intentioned, but we aren't getting to the bottom of the problem. Here's my view on how we got to this point - and the dangers that lie ahead.

A diplomatic approach to geopolitics in the digital age - why the EU and the US need to build bridges in the face of Putin's aggression This article is sponsored by:

It's an age of Digital Diplomacy and that means rethinking some old assumptions and tapping into some new tools in the diplomatic bag...

Does the humanoid robot idea really have legs? This article is sponsored by:

They’ve got legs and they know how to use them. But why do some robots need to look like humans, or animals, in the first place?

Roe v Wade and US data privacy - the time for action is now This article is sponsored by:

The striking down of Roe v Wade opens up more concerns about patient confidentiality.

Roe v Wade - time for the tech sector to step up and support its employees This article is sponsored by:

The Supreme Court has struck down Roe v Wade and the state-level consequences are about to be felt. It's time for the tech sector to take a stand.