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Bits, Bytes and the Ethics of Data

PRSay

Data has always informed the work of PR professionals, but the sheer volume of information available today raises new ethical and moral questions about what we collect, curate, share and use. In their quest for research funding, some data scientists might forego scientific rigor and ethical considerations.

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Fixing the broken web

Stephen Waddington

A new #FuturePRoof guide highlights the ills of the web. It’s the start of an important conversation about how communicators tackle disinformation and fix the broken web. The great hope of the world wide web in 1989 was that it would democratise the publication and sharing of information. It’s a race to the bottom.

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Policy and training needed to counter employee DIY AI risk

Wadds Inc.

Governance, clear policies and training around ethical AI are urgently needed to mitigate against unauthorised usage. Please do not cut and paste or upload documents to any web-based tool without checking its data management policies and asking yourself whether you trust the vendor.

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Who Is Fighting Fake News? [article]

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The platform will label government-funded videos as such. Government regulation? If Facebook and Google decide it’s not their job to regulate the content, and tech startups cannot do the job, then the government might decide to do so. Such harsh government censorship of media, however, is unlikely to work in the U.S.

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Airbnb, Starbucks, & Edelman’s Trust Barometer: Daily spotlights for the week of March 7th

NewsWhip

As part of that, we spotlight a specific topic that is gaining media and public interest across the web and discuss its impact. Yesterday, Starbucks closed down its businesses in Russia, following the lead of governments and companies around the world. Mar 10th: Roman Abramovich sanctioned by UK government.

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Practitioners must get ahead of AI

Stephen Waddington

According to a survey conducted by Oxford University’s Centre for the Governance of AI, many Americans fear a future where mechanisms of AI become too intelligen t. Spoiler alert: Ava passes the test, as she manipulates the programmer in helping her escape, and proceeds to leave him behind in an isolated house.

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

Tackling fake news and disinformation: an ethical issue that strikes at the heart of practice 6. Tackling fake news and disinformation: an ethical issue that strikes at the heart of practice The great hope of the web was that it would democratise the publication and sharing of information. What we do 5.