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The ethics of ceding more power to machines

Blog

30 May 2018

Brhmie Balaram

We make the case for engaging citizens in the ethics of AI and share a snapshot of public attitudes towards AI and automated decision-making.
Has the time come for a digital Leviathan?

Blog

07 May 2018

Author Block

Graham Henderson FRSA takes a detailed look at politics in the digital age.
Ethical Entrepreneur - good business with good values

Blog

17 Apr 2018

Paul Palmarozza

Paul Palmarozza describes how his new online tool wil help bring stillness into modern enterprises
Computer Says No: Part 2 – Explainability

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23 Mar 2018

Jasmine Leonard

In the second of our three-part series on automated decision systems, Jasmine Leonard considers whether the outputs of these systems ought to be explainable.
Computer Says No: Part 1 - Algorithmic Bias

Blog

14 Mar 2018

Jasmine Leonard

Important decisions are being made by automated decision systems. How can we ensure that these decisions are not biased?
Technology, equity and a networked approach

Blog

10 Mar 2018

Jay Allnut

Jay Allnutt FRSA responds to the RSA ANZ blogging challenge, hosted in collaboration with 92Y as part of the Seven Days of Genius Festival. Jay tackles the issue of the digital divide and calls for technology to play a transformational role in education through democratisation.
Zooming to Success

Blog

18 Dec 2017

Mic Starbuck

The Fellow-led Wellbeing Network have been experimenting with a free version of Zoom, a video conferencing platform to link Fellows and Friends.
Is tech destroying the planet?

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15 Dec 2017

Jasmine Leonard

The RSA argues that we can and should steer technological innovation and deployment to drive social progress, but what about environmental sustainability?
What next for (struggling) public services after the Budget?

Blog

22 Nov 2017

Anthony Painter

Following today’s Budget announcements, Anthony Painter looks at what challenges lie ahead for the UK’s already struggling public services.
Deep Mind – deep reform

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17 Nov 2017

Matthew Taylor

An RSA lecture by Mustafa Suleyman reminds us how comprehensive and how adaptive our reform programme must be.