Interventions

How can we create a better more ethical future? The main goal of VIRT-EU has been to identify pivot points in the design and development of connected technologies as opportunities for intervention. Here you will find our insights and ideas in our stories, workshops and discussion scripts that we have designed to help people convene difficult conversations about ethics. Use the filter function below to locate the content you might find useful. 

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Does our life really improve with algorithmic decision-making? Big Data-based models often reflect our very own biases of society.

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The rapid development of the Internet of Things is making existing ethical challenges of digital technologies more acute...

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Story

PESIA is a questionnaire that helps developers and designers assess their privacy, ethical, and social impacts.

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Story

When Alex bought his XFace video cam, he was probably unaware that what unlocks his house door was a face recognition algorithm powered by artificial intelligence.

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