29 May 2011

The Moral Machine

You can tell a lot about a culture from the way it utilises the latest technology. Here in the godless west we have ATMs on the street to give us money whenever we want. They do things differently in Saudi Arabia:

The Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) has adopted a high-tech method to improve the moral standards of the general public.

The method — Tawasul (interaction) — involves installing a number of electronic devices that deliver audio and video messages containing advice and moral lessons. [Mick Hartley] Read more