Framing ethical perspectives
Emerging Technologies are technologies whose development and/or practical applications are still largely unrealized. Carnegie Council’s events, experts, and initiatives focus on the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies and aim to map the field, illuminate topics requiring further research, and build a diverse community of experts, with the goal of ensuring that these systems are developed and deployed in a just, responsible, and inclusive manner.
Featured Emerging Technology Resources
Artificial intelligence, climate-altering technologies, and more
APR 21, 2026 • Video
The Ethics of AI Agents in Global Governance
FEB 25, 2026 • Video
Why Space Matters and How to Govern It
Watch this "Ethics Empowered" event, in which an expert panel grapples with ethical questions on governance, militarization, and emerging technology in space.
NOV 25, 2025 • Video
Geopolitics in an Era of AGI
As nations and researchers race to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI), watch this expert panel discuss the geopolitical impacts of this technology.
Related Initiatives
Carnegie Ethics Accelerator
The Carnegie Ethics Accelerator is a new kind of incubator designed to empower ethics in the face of swiftly evolving challenges in technology and public policies.
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MAR 2, 2012 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: A Force for Good or Evil? Google Maps and Border Wars
Border disputes have been around for thousands of years, but in the age of Google Maps, they are taking on another dimension. Does Google bear ...
FEB 23, 2012 • Podcast
DarkMarket: Cyberthieves, Cybercops, and You
If you use a computer or a credit card, watch out! Governments, companies, and individuals are losing billions of dollars a year fighting an ever-morphing, ...
JAN 30, 2012 • Podcast
Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live
Well-known blogger Jeff Jarvis celebrates what he calls the "emerging age of publicness," arguing that anything we have to fear in this new networked world ...
DEC 23, 2011 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Jobs: Computers versus Humans
Could the slow job growth rate of the Great Recession be attributed to new technologies replacing human labor and intelligence? Is artificial intelligence likely or ...
DEC 15, 2011 • Podcast
Disruptive Management: Fostering Transparency, Dialogue, and Innovation in Today's Business Climate
Technological innovation and the spread of social media have created a bevy of new considerations for companies, such as learning how to engage in meaningful ...
DEC 7, 2011 • Podcast
Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science
In this fascinating talk, theoretical physicist Michael Nielsen describes today's groundbreaking new era, where scientists, mathematicians, and ordinary people worldwide are working together online to ...
DEC 5, 2011 • Podcast
Ethics Matter: Economist and Development Expert Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey Sachs discusses America's economic and moral crisis; development aid; the Occupy Wall Street movement; and the mobilization of youth around the world, fighting for ...
NOV 18, 2011 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Privacy and Responsibility on the Internet: Who Should Control your Identity on the Web?
Who should control your Internet identity? In an age when bills are paid via PayPal, relationships are forged over Facebook, and revolutions are fueled by ...
OCT 18, 2011 • Podcast
America the Vulnerable: Inside the New Threat Matrix of Digital Espionage, Crime, and Warfare
From the personal to the corporate to the national, our data is constantly at risk, says Joel Brenner. But it's like gravity; there's not much ...
OCT 7, 2011 • Podcast
Global Ethics Corner: Space Junk
According to NASA, over 135 million pieces of man-made metal debris orbit the Earth. While the space race may be over, someone's got to do the ...