OCT 19, 2021 • Article
Why the Social Contract Must Become the Technosocial Contract
The human condition is a technological condition. Technologies are at the heart of how we live together, understand ourselves, make meaning, know the world around ...
OCT 19, 2021 • Article
Let's Use Today to Empower Ethics and Build a Better Future
"It's clear that humanity faces a number of global-scale challenges," writes Joel Rosenthal in his Global Ethics Day message. "Although this moment may feel overwhelming, ...
OCT 19, 2021 • Article
Are You Actually Interested in the Ethics of AI?
Ethical principles are broad and general, while every individual application of artificial intelligence (AI) is concrete and specific. How to operationalize ethical principles in practice ...
SEP 29, 2021 • Article
Why Soft Law is the Best Way to Approach the Pacing Problem in AI
There is still skepticism about the role of soft law in AI. Some posit that we must have hard law to protect people, and I ...
SEP 15, 2021 • Article
Five Challenges with Multistakeholder Initiatives on AI
Applications of artificial intelligence are creating new spaces that need governance. Multistakeholder initiatives are promising, but they must meaningfully include everyone whose voices need to ...
SEP 10, 2021 • Article
After 20 Years of Grey Wars, a Moment to Consider a Different Course
"As we approach the 20-year commemoration of 9/11, a chapter in the history of U.S. foreign policy is closing," writes Carnegie Council President Joel H. ...
AUG 23, 2021 • Article
The Ethics of Exit from Afghanistan
Carnegie Council President Joel H. Rosenthal discusses the post-9/11 evolution from counterterrorism to counterinsurgency and analyzes the ethics surrounding the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. ...
JUN 30, 2021 • Article
“AI Governance”: A Black Gen Z-er’s Two Cents on The Conversation
The emerging position is for governments to be at the apex of the governance regime when it comes to AI. This is being signaled by ...