🤣 A robot in a restaurant in California decided that smashing plates was more fun than delivering food, then it pivoted to jazz hands all the while two staff members tried to wrestle it back under control. Its apron said "I'M GOOD!" 🤖 It’s crazy to think that we’re putting hardware (robots) with enough power to knock a kid down or take out unaware bystanders. We have a product culture that moves too fast and don't ask important, yet simple questions.

The video is funny right up until you picture a five-year-old standing where those plates were.

Nobody got hurt this time. But the reason to think carefully about physical AI deployment isn't the dramatic failure. It's the hundred smaller decisions made before the robot ever left the warehouse that make the failures possible.

https://gizmodo.com/robot-losing-its-mind-in-a-california-restaurant-is-just-as-fed-up-as-everyone-else-2000735088
#AI #Robotics #TechEthics #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity

What If Technology Respected You?

Big Tech is built on surveillance and extraction. It doesn’t have to be.

In this week’s episode, Aral Balkan explores how corporate power reshaped the internet—and what reclaiming it could look like.

🎧 Listen now: https://youtu.be/wUuJ9eE86lI

#DigitalCommons #FOSS #Privacy #TechEthics #SurveillanceCapitalism

From Open Web to Owned Web

🎧 Listen to this week’s episode:
https://youtu.be/wUuJ9eE86lI

#DigitalCommons #FOSS #Privacy #TechEthics #SurveillanceCapitalism

Social Media Is Designed to Reward Bad Behavior

This isn’t accidental. Profit-driven platforms are structured in ways that amplify bad actors, distort communication, and erode civil discourse. Alice E. Marwick explores the deeper forces shaping online spaces.

Full episode: https://youtu.be/6n1fQqdu5Gw

#SocialMedia #TechEthics #Algorithms #DigitalSociety #BigTech

70 Berliner Schüler testen 3 Wochen Handy-Verzicht. Cool.

Aber warum machen wir nicht dasselbe Experiment mit den Eltern? Die scrollen länger als ihre Kids.

Das eigentliche Problem sitzt nicht im Klassenzimmer. 📱

#Digitalisierung #SocialMedia #TechEthics

Österreich verbietet Social Media für unter 14-Jährige.

Das Problem: Die Eltern, die das Gesetz schreiben, sind selbst scrollsüchtig. TikTok ist toxisch für Kids, aber Instagram ist okay für Erwachsene?

Entweder das Zeug ist Müll oder nicht. Altersgrenzen sind Symbolpolitik.

#SocialMedia #Österreich #TechEthics

Why Content Moderation Falls Short

Content moderation is often presented as the answer—but it raises deeper questions about authority, power, and accountability.

Featuring Alice E. Marwick, this discussion explores why common solutions fall short—particularly in systems where bad actors are incentivized to thrive.

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/6n1fQqdu5Gw

#DigitalRights #Misinformation #TechEthics #Fediverse