As a society, everyone is motivated to regulate AI development. For individual companies, though, the opposite is true.
Dominion Voting Systems CEO John Poulos, second from left, with members of his legal team leaving the courthouse after a settlement with Fox News on April 18, 2023, in Wilmington, Del.
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Dominion’s settlement of its defamation suit against Fox News provided a solution for Dominion – but it did nothing to help journalism.
A protest for Mahsa Amini, who died after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for allegedly not complying with dress code laws, in Tehran on Sept. 19, 2022.
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Ten years after the collapse at Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, the garment industry’s deadliest disaster, reforms are incomplete. The opaqueness of today’s complex supply chain is part of the problem.
You don’t have to see the future to know that AI has ethical baggage.
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Effective altruism, often called ‘EA,’ is closely linked to utilitarian philosophy and calls for donors to carefully scrutinize whether their giving makes an impact.
The European Union has recently strengthened its regulations aimed at protecting whistleblowers.
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Compliance officers, professionals that handle whistleblowing reports, often find themselves caught between two parties with divergent interests — whistleblowers and company management.
Over the past decade, a number of companies, think tanks and institutions have developed responsible innovation initiatives to forecast and mitigate the negative consequences of tech development. But how successful have they been?
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When OpenAI claims to be “developing technologies that empower everyone,” who is included in the term “everyone?” And in what context will this “power” be wielded?
To what extent will our psychological vulnerabilities shape our interactions with emerging technologies?
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Less than a century ago, Colorado hunted, trapped and poisoned all the wolves within its borders. Today it’s restoring them – a change that reflects a profound shift in human thinking.
Ukrainian designer Margarita Chala stands next to shoes symbolizing war crimes committed against Ukrainian civilians at the Old Town Square in Prague in 2023.
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Trauma can affect how people remember and describe experiences. Many survivors express their pain through objects and physical symptoms, an anthropologist explains.
The just-released audio documentary ‘The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling’ explores the debate surrounding one of the world’s most successful authors and her controversial views on gender and sex.
Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
Professor of Bioethics & Medicine, Sydney Health Ethics, Haematologist/BMT Physician, Royal North Shore Hospital and Director, Praxis Australia, University of Sydney