Category Ethics & Society

Discussions on the ethical implications and societal impact of AI.

Microsoft Agrees to New School AI Privacy Rules as Districts Pull Back on Student Chatbots

Microsoft agreed to new school AI privacy rules banning model training on student data and AI companions after major district bans.

Superintelligence risk is moving into the policy mainstream as AI safety critics argue some systems should never be built.

ControlAI’s Connor Leahy says superintelligence risk is too great to manage, as lawmakers weigh new AI restrictions in the U.S. and U.K.

A former Anthropic researcher warns self-improving AI could become dangerous fast, as labs, startups and lawmakers debate how to slow the race.

Sequoia deepens its bet on Cymphony as AI agent security becomes a major enterprise risk and a possible new market.

Amazon is rolling out AI lip-sync dubbing on Prime Video, starting with Maxton Hall, to make dubbed shows look more natural.

This AI glossary explains the key terms behind chatbots, agents, compute, MCP and opaque recurrence in plain English.

OECD data shows AI use in school often links to lower scores, but students trained to judge AI output can see small gains.

Suno’s AI music model v6 uses licensed data as lawsuits continue, with new editing tools, watermarking and an opt-in remix plan.

An Anthropic safety lead said AI could kill all humans with a double-digit risk by 2030, after a colleague quit over safety fears.