The AI lab waging a guerrilla war over exploitative AI
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?? Edinburgh activists target SUVs in solidarity with Spain’s flood victims??
For many, we're naturally beyond the kind of ethical consumerism defined by boycotting or ‘buy-cotting’ brands. It is about questioning harmful lifestyles enabled by systemic structures, corporations, and individual decisions. Mitigating harm requires therefore reimagining policies, propositions, and behaviours.?
Society might be polarised about it, but the anonymous adagio of ‘climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it’ became true last week for many with the record floods that killed hundreds in Valencia, Spain.?
– Miguel Sabel Pereira , Global Director of Strategy and Sustainability at Designit
?? 1,400 libraries now offering people support to use NHS App?
Partnering with public libraries to deliver digital training?is an inspired move that meets people where they are and avoids reinventing the wheel. ?
Libraries already act as trusted community hubs, especially for those who lack digital access or skills. By empowering librarians with health literacy toolkits, the NHS ensures broader, more inclusive access to digital health resources, bridging gaps in care and equity. It’s a smart, human-centred approach that turns barriers into opportunities for better health outcomes.?
– Alya Hazell , Lead Design Researcher at Designit?
?? The AI lab waging a guerrilla war over exploitative AI?
Tools like Glaze and Nightshade attempt to strike a balance between innovation and ethical responsibility. These tools don’t just protect artists from exploitative AI, they empower creators to reclaim their agency in a digital world that often disregards consent.??
By disrupting AI models that scrape and replicate art without permission, they remind us that technology should serve humanity – not exploit it. This is more than a technical solution, it’s a call to redefine the rules of engagement between creators and tech giants to champion equity and respect.?
It brings to mind this quote by Steve Jobs: "Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like. Most people think it's the veneer – that the designers are handed this box and told, 'Make it look pretty!' Design is not just what it looks like or how it feels, but also how it works."?
How things feel shapes how we feel about the experience, application, and/or tools we choose to engage with. This drives consumer engagement. At Designit, we are wholly committed to placing ethical human experiences at the core of our design process, technical enablement, and delivery excellence. ?
– Myles W. , Experience Design Director at Designit?
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