Thread by @cfiesler

Encouraging creative speculation could be an important part of teaching ethical thinking. Here are some exercises that I use in a tech ethics and policy class, based on #BlackMirror, with some other science fiction suggestions as well! #ethicalCS medium.com/@cfiesler/the-…

And if you’re not a fan of Black Mirror specifically, I recommend short fiction - @doctorow has a wealth of options! Novels, too. Snow Crash is a favorite of mine. (I’m also halfway through @Annaleen’s Autonomous & want to talk patent speculation. ;) )

One big picture takeaway: If you can think speculatively about the ethical implications of the technology that someone else might create in fifty years, you can think speculatively about the ethical implications of the technology that you might create next week.

P.S. Not everyone is into sci-fi, let alone Black Mirror, but creative speculation is broader than that. I’ve used Harry Potter and The Good Wife to talk about IP, for example. And design fiction is awesome for thinking through ethical issues, too!

If you enjoyed this post you might want to join the #EthicalCS Twitter chat on HALLOWEEN at 8pm EST where I’ll be joining some other folks to do some spoooooooky speculation! 👻🤖💀