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You don’t have to see the future to know that AI has ethical baggage. Wang Yukun/Moment via Getty Images

April 18, 2023

AI has social consequences, but who pays the price? Tech companies’ problem with ‘ethical debt’

Casey Fiesler, University of Colorado Boulder

Generative AI is designed to produce the unforeseen, but that doesn’t mean developers can’t predict the types of social consequences it may cause.

An unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan, on a moon-lit night several years ago. Drone strikes are now a major feature of modern warfare, including in Ukraine and Syria. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

April 3, 2023

How Russian and Iranian drone strikes further dehumanize warfare

Jordan Richard Schoenherr, Concordia University

As Russia’s war in Ukraine illustrates, the use of lethal automated weapons, or LAWS, can always be justified. Their ability to desensitize their users from the act of killing, however, shouldn’t be.

Companies develop AI to gain an advantage over their competition, but this results in flawed products entering the market. (Shutterstock)

July 19, 2022

Push for AI innovation can create dangerous products

David Weitzner, York University, Canada

Competition between corporations drives innovation and development. But when it comes to artificial intelligence systems, the prevention of harm should be more important.

AI-generated images of “a stained glass window with an image of a blue strawberry”. OpenAI

October 10, 2021

Artificial intelligence is now part of our everyday lives – and its growing power is a double-edged sword

Liz Sonenberg, The University of Melbourne and Toby Walsh, UNSW Sydney

As the perils and wonders of artificial intelligence begin to permeate our lives, the ‘IPCC report for AI’ calls for action from researchers and government to ensure a safe future.

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