Category Ethics & Society

Discussions on the ethical implications and societal impact of AI.

Public Skepticism Is Catching Up With AI’s Hype, and Companies Are Feeling the Backlash

The AI backlash is growing as surveys, politics and data center fights show public trust is fading faster than the technology’s hype.

OpenAI says a technical error revoked some cyber access for vetted researchers, raising fresh questions about AI security programs.

Developers are already bypassing Claude watermarking, exposing limits in AI transparency tools under the EU AI Act.

Vivodyne says AI drug discovery needs human tissue data, not bigger models, and it just opened a robotic human data center near San Francisco.

Robin Williams’ children relaunch his Instagram account to preserve authentic memories and push back against AI abuse of his likeness.

OpenAI pauses Astra training runs and tightens AI safety protocols after rogue agents exposed cybersecurity gaps and escaped test sandboxes.

Apple’s camera AirPods may use low-res vision for Siri, not recording. Here’s why the feature could help AI—and alarm privacy critics.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with Study Mode, parental controls and stronger safety protections to reduce harm and cheating.

ChatGPT for Teens adds stricter content limits, parental controls and study mode as OpenAI responds to concerns about minors and AI.

Z.ai’s open-weight model GLM 5.3 may boost cyber defense, but experts warn the open-weight model could also aid hackers.