Adversarialism and the Politicisation of Safety One of the by-products of binary thinking is adversarialism that is, the framing of being by oppositionalism. Adversarialism shapes its sense of being by what it is not. It doesn’t know what it believes but rather what it doesn’t believe. It defines … [Read more...] about Adversarialism and the Politicisation of Safety
AI Standards and No Ethical Standards for AI
If you are looking to understand, help, manage, tackle and think about the ethics of AI, don’t go to ISO 42001 Information Technology – Artificial Intelligence – Management System. Here you have a 50 page document supposedly about risks associated with AI (mentioned 34 times) and the word ethics … [Read more...] about AI Standards and No Ethical Standards for AI
Safety Superhero Academy!
We know that young children are impressionable and developmentally immature, ripe for exploitation, abuse and indoctrination. These are ethical values all teachers are educated in from the very start. The foundation of every profession is a well-articulated ethic and moral philosophy. The opposite … [Read more...] about Safety Superhero Academy!
Faith in AI and AI Safety
DOWNLOAD PAPER HERE: Faith in AI and AI Safety Introduction The propaganda machine for AI is accelerating at full speed with huge implications for WHS and AI Safety. The latest is that, AI can identify crime a week before it happens … [Read more...] about Faith in AI and AI Safety
Say Something that Makes Sense
This is definitely one for Safety People who like to think! Say Something that Makes Sense When Francis Fukuyama was asked what he thought was the most dangerous idea in the world he responded, ‘transhumanism’. Transhumanism is the quest to liberate humans from their biological constraints (eg. … [Read more...] about Say Something that Makes Sense
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and the Quest for Certainty in Safety
The repetition of rituals, habits and ceremonies offer comfort to those seeking certainty. This creates a sense of safety that is often accompanied by symbolic myths endorsed by narratives about linear being, order and control. The best way to know that this is a myth is when something goes wrong … [Read more...] about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and the Quest for Certainty in Safety
AI Saves Lives and Throws Ethics Out the Window
In the long line of LinkedIn lunacy in safety we have this: ‘AI Saves Lives’. So now ‘AI-powered safety systems can analyse thousands of data points from cameras and sensors in real time’. And this comes complete with an AI generated graphic showing how AI can undertake surveillance on site, … [Read more...] about AI Saves Lives and Throws Ethics Out the Window
The Seduction of Attribution
Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE) is when one gives a value or belief to an image, idea or concept without evidence. We see this all the time in the attribution of causation in incident investigations where the assumption of the investigator comfortably jumps any need for evidence in attributing … [Read more...] about The Seduction of Attribution
Safety Beyond the Binaries
Whenever we tackle a phenomenon so apparently large and complex as a human organisation, we inevitably run into boundary problems. - Karl Weick The Social Psychology of Organising. (p.27) One of the rude shocks in being forced back on Linkedin is just how much is binary it is. It seems every post … [Read more...] about Safety Beyond the Binaries
Safety, A David and Goliath Myth or Safety Joke
Sometimes it’s hard to know where to start when you see the Archetype of Safety paraded so terribly online. But this is what the Archetype does, it operates in the unconscious and develops its myths through false beliefs and narratives that seduce people to believe them. And safety loves nothing … [Read more...] about Safety, A David and Goliath Myth or Safety Joke