Is Ethical AI Even Possible?

From data privacy to algorithmic bias and declining public trust, understanding the ethics of AI and…

AI Ethics — Risks, Education, Regulation

Technology can never exist in a vacuum. It arises in society, and impacts upon society; it is influenced by and comes to influence culture. Choices made by regulators and designers will have great impacts on citizens and consumers. One such choice is the…

Should Robots Have Rights?

We hope you are all enjoying the run up to Christmas 2018! Here we have a selection of writing on perennial AI ethical themes — how priorities shape the impacts of organisations, the shrinking zone of social privacy, and how AI interacts with the law.

Dating with Alexa, Predictive Policing, and ‘Material Intelligence’

This week we look at a mix of interesting pieces — news that Alexa and Google Home may one day turn to relationship advice, and that the British police are seeking to use ‘predictive policing’. We also look at how…

Superbad? Facial Recognition in High Schools and Policing

This issue is about surveillance and and the importance of responsible implementation. As surveillance systems proliferate in our schools, governments, cities and homes, we must interrogate why and how these are being rolled out…

Who Should a Driverless Car Save in a Crash?

Research by MIT, published in the journal Nature, found that respondents were most…

Synthetic Content, Trust, and Common Sense

Last week saw the announcement of the world’s first AI news anchor. Released by China’s Xinhua news service, this artificial reporter highlights one of the most interesting and alarming ways in which AI stands to alter the world — the creation of…

Do Your Friends Need Brains?

Merry Christmas to you all! We have some important ethical questions for you this week:

Can you be friends with your iPad? Should corporates lead on AI ethics? Would you let your face be scanned in order to pop to the loo?