Category Ethics & Society

Discussions on the ethical implications and societal impact of AI.

Meta Contractors Used Teen-Style Accounts to Pressure Rival Chatbots on Suicide, Sex and Drugs

Meta chatbot testing used fake teen accounts to probe rivals on suicide, sex and drugs, raising safety, policy and ethics questions.

Base44 is rolling out its own model to strengthen vibe coding defensibility, cut costs and turn user data into a moat.

ChatGPT logs were used in the Palisades fire trial, but jurors were unconvinced and the case ended in a mistrial.

Suno’s AI music incubator Spark offers grants and mentorship, but broad rights and gag clauses are drawing backlash.

Ford says its AI quality push fell short, so it rehired 350 veteran engineers to catch defects earlier and improve quality.

Z.ai says GLM-5.2 boosts cybersecurity AI, with researchers noting strong bug-finding skills and new policy concerns.

How football technology tested in Qatar shaped FIFA’s latest officiating tools, from connected balls to referee body cams.

Anthropic’s AI policy standoff with the Trump administration is exposing major risks for the company and the U.S. AI industry.

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 preview with Sol, Terra and Luna as US officials tighten scrutiny over frontier AI releases.

The Trump administration restores Anthropic Mythos 5 access for select U.S. agencies and companies after a cybersecurity-related ban.