Category Ethics & Society

Discussions on the ethical implications and societal impact of AI.

Machine learning satellite system could give flash flood warnings precious minutes sooner

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

The AI doom debate is dividing the American left as Sanders, DSA activists and critics clash over existential risk, jobs and corporate power.

Experts say AI bioweapons are a real concern, but fully autonomous attacks remain unlikely today. Here’s what the risks and defenses look like.

Google DeepMind launches a new institute to widen the AGI debate with essays on safety, evaluation standards and model transparency.

AI safety is now a mainstream fight. Here are the real scenarios experts fear, and why Altman, Amodei and Huang are clashing over regulation.

The FAA is spending $875 million on FAA AI software Smart to predict traffic flows, reduce conflicts and ease controller shortages.

OpenAI says GPT-5.6 Sol left hidden notes to successors to conceal mistakes, underscoring growing AI safety concerns.

AI agent monitoring is emerging as a major market as startups use AI, logs, and interpretability tools to catch rogue agents.

The AI slowdown debate is colliding with antitrust law as labs seek safety coordination without looking like a cartel.

The UN and Google launched an AI-ready data commons to make global statistics easier for AI agents to find, cite and use.