AI Ethics

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…

Is Ethical AI Even Possible?

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

What Does a Shift Toward Speaking to Our Devices Mean for Us?

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…

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?

Who Should a Driverless Car Save in a Crash?

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

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…