Category Ethics & Society

Discussions on the ethical implications and societal impact of AI.

Mamdani warns New Yorkers not to let AI be treated as inevitable

Zohran Mamdani says AI regulation has been left to cities as Washington steps back, urging New Yorkers to push for accountability.

Hugging Face policy chief Irene Solaiman says AI benchmarking remains hard to reproduce, compare, and standardize across labs.

OpenCode says hackers hit its Console system, exposing keys and triggering surprise charges in a major AI coding breach.

AI companion startup Tolan raises $30M, doubling down on a growing user base, double-digit millions in ARR and a push into practical life help.

Hidden WhatsApp AI instructions appeared in help pages, including legal limits and support rules, before Meta removed them after a bug report.

Smart TV hacks powered by AI are stripping ads and tracking from TVs, raising questions about bloatware, privacy, and the ad business.

Democrats are seizing the AI backlash as a midterm issue, targeting data centers, safety risks and industry influence.

Anthropic is putting 5% of its shares into a public benefit fund to support social-good projects, with more details on governance still to come.

A Philadelphia woman was arrested after a delivery robot protest, spotlighting fears over automation, jobs and sidewalk safety.

Adult creators are blasting Meta Muse for explicit AI chat while their own accounts face strict moderation and repeated restrictions.