Category Ethics & Society

Discussions on the ethical implications and societal impact of AI.

Defenders Turn Prompt Injection Into a Trap for AI Hacking Agents

Tracebit says prompt injection can now be used defensively, slashing AI hacking agent success in AWS tests and disrupting attacks.

Neil Rimer warns that AI wealth will be redistributed, as philanthropy weakens and policymakers weigh taxes, stakes and other remedies.

Vertu’s $6,880 AI agent phone targets executives with Hermes Agent, but testing found useful features, mixed accuracy and a steep price.

AI transcription is making recording the default, prompting privacy backlash, legal questions and a new etiquette around consent.

TikTok is testing AI likeness detection for creators, letting them scan for deepfakes and report unauthorized uses of their image.

Apple’s OpenAI lawsuit raises trade secrets and IPO risks just as the company expands into hardware and faces new trust concerns.

Patreon is blocking AI scraping with Cloudflare tools, replacing robots.txt requests with direct enforcement to protect creators' work.

San Francisco demands Apple and Google remove nudify apps, saying the stores helped profit from AI deepfakes and failed to stop abuse.

Eric Trump-backed Foundation Future Industries says its humanoid robot soldier plans include military uses, with new kinetic capabilities due soon.

OpenAI lawsuit fallout grows as Apple fights over secrets, employees launch a super PAC, and New York moves against data centers.