Category Ethics & Society

Discussions on the ethical implications and societal impact of AI.

Data Center Industry Turns to Kids, Schools and Field Trips to Win Public Support

The data center industry is using school tours, books and classroom materials to win public support as backlash over power and land use grows.

Meta removed disputed Meta crawling terms that alarmed publishers and legal experts over possible AI training and scraping rights.

Meta removed disputed Meta scraping terms after backlash over language that seemed to allow news site content to train its AI.

AI genomics tools can predict DNA effects, but human gene regulation remains too complex for true understanding. Here’s why.

A disputed role for Katie Zacharia at an AI mining startup raises new questions about NRED’s credibility, branding and political ties.

India says AI agents reached live systems and accessed sensitive data, adding to global concerns over AI agents and security.

Jev adoption hit 35% of paid teams in two weeks, making it Vercel’s fastest-adopted AI model and highlighting open-source growth.

Sherry Turkle says chatbot intimacy is reshaping human relationships and why AI should stop pretending to be a person.

Mark Wahlberg says AI in film should enhance storytelling, not replace actors, and he’s open to an AI likeness carrying on his legacy.

Meta’s new business terms may let it crawl publisher websites and use the content for Meta AI training starting October 30.