Emerging Technology

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.

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Artificial intelligence, climate-altering technologies, and more

MAR 26, 2024 Podcast

When the War Machine Decides: Algorithms, Secrets, and Accountability in Modern Conflict, with Brianna Rosen

Arthur Holland Michel and Oxford's Brianna Rosen discuss the war in Gaza, the U.S. drone program, and algorithmic decisions, transparency, and accountability.

APR 9, 2024 Video

Algorithms of War: The Use of AI in Armed Conflict

From Gaza to Ukraine, the military applications of AI are fundamentally reshaping the ethics of war. How should policymakers navigate AI’s inherent trade-offs?

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Computers have come a long way from <br>analog. Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/bdu/94291699/">Brandon Daniel</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en-us">CC</a>).

JUL 26, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Strategic Communications and the Web 2.0: Rapporteur's Summary

This event was the second roundtable discussion on web design for nonprofits hosted by members of the Policy Innovations Core Network. Topics covered include online ...

Singer Kang Mao of Beijing punk band the <br><a href="http://profile.myspace.cn/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=113268190">SUBS</a>. Photo by <a href="http://shanghaijournal.squarespace.com" target=_blank>Andrew Field</a>.

JUL 26, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: China's Primal Scream

Devin Stewart interviews blogger, filmmaker, and scholar Andrew Field on the globalization of music in China and what it's like to document the living history ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeeves/329901/">Jeevs Sinclair</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en-us">CC</a>).

JUL 23, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Reach Out and Enrich Someone

Banks and cell phone companies are taking advantage of new handset technology and the expansion of cell phone use in developing economies to extend financial ...

Nuclear reactor in Delaware. Photo by <br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40769152@N00/446674057/">Jon Schladen</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en-us">CC</a>).

JUN 5, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Splitting the Atomic Energy Debate

Interest in low-emission nuclear energy has mushroomed alongside rising energy prices and fear of climate change. But the picture of a green future is clouded ...

CREDIT: Jacqueline Morris (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/" target=_blank>CC</a>).

FEB 12, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Creative Industries as Growth Engine

The cultural and creative industries are areas in which many developing countries enjoy some comparative advantage. The rise of the digital economy and the increasing ...

FEB 6, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Wiki Influence

This story reminds us that a community like Wikipedia's editors is vulnerable to manipulation by commercial interests—and that information is power.

USS Niagara (top) and HMS Agamemnon, the ships that <br>connected Newfoundland and Ireland with the first <br>trans-Atlantic telegraph cable.

JAN 31, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Send the SOS for Globalization?

Is globalization over, or just stuck in a gyre? From Russia to Venezuela, governments appear to be turning their backs on open markets, economic liberalization, ...

JAN 19, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Gross Domestic Innovation

OECD countries will need to be ever more innovative in order to adapt to a growing global workforce that is increasing in technological savvy. Rao ...

Xinhua News Agency. Photo by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Xinhua_News_Agency.JPG" target=_blank>snowyowls</a>.

NOV 3, 2006 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Information Revolution Likely to Advance Free Speech in China

China’s government news agency Xinhua issued regulations in September that would make it the gatekeeper and revenue collector for reports from all news agencies ...

OCT 13, 2006 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Reversing Babel

Nikolas K. Gvosdev, editor of The National Interest, discusses the emergence of English as globalization’s lingua franca and the moral implications of greater ease ...