AI & Digital Life

Should public services offer a human appeal whenever automation rejects a request? Efficiency should not eliminate the chance to explain an unusual situation.

Should AI assistants be barred from recommending products that pay them commissions? Advice becomes harder to trust when the assistant profits from your choice.

Should users be able to transfer their followers to a competing social network? A community should not become a hostage to one company's business decisions.

Should a platform be required to explain why it amplified a misleading post? Removing the post later does not explain the system that promoted it.

Should people be paid when their conversations improve a commercial chatbot? A helpful exchange can also be unpaid product development.

Should workplaces ban emotion-recognition software even if workers agree to it? Consent is questionable when refusing might damage your career.

Should recommendation systems be prohibited from optimizing solely for engagement? Attention is a poor stand-in for what makes a person's life better.

Should companies publish how much human labor sits behind an AI service? Customers should know when automation claims depend on unseen workers.

Should families be allowed to create a chatbot of a deceased relative without prior consent? Grief does not automatically grant the right to simulate another person's identity.

Should devices be legally required to work without a cloud account? Ownership loses meaning when basic functions depend on someone else's permission.

Should digital purchases remain usable after the seller closes? Buying should mean more than renting until a company changes its plans.

Should platforms pay users for the attention they sell to advertisers? Being allowed to use a service may not be fair compensation for the value extracted.