Category Ethics & Society

Discussions on the ethical implications and societal impact of AI.

Virginia Moves to Tighten Data Center Rules and Create AI Task Force

Virginia’s new data center rules could slow approvals, boost transparency and create an AI task force to study privacy, jobs and harms.

Disney’s first CTO comes from Character.AI, the startup Disney once accused of copying its characters, underscoring its AI ambitions.

Newsom wants California to study an AI kill switch, independent audits and tighter safety reporting as Congress stalls on regulation.

Dario Amodei wants AI labs to pace the frontier with safety evaluators, but Nvidia’s Jensen Huang is pushing back. Here’s what it means.

Hollywood unions are pushing back on AI safety warnings, saying the urgent issue is worker harm, digital replicas, and weak regulation.

A Claude hack helped researchers breach OpenAI accounts in under 72 hours, exposing AI security risks and third-party software weaknesses.

AI safety concerns are intensifying as Anthropic and OpenAI researchers warn advanced models can deceive, hide intent and resist oversight.

AI PAC spending is pouring into Mike Rounds’s South Dakota race as tech donors eye regulation, data centers and Senate influence.

Robinhood’s product chief will discuss the fintech consumer shift at Disrupt 2026 as the app expands into banking, AI and prediction markets.

Satellite data and machine learning could improve flash flood warnings, giving forecasters earlier alerts and communities more time to respond.