NOV 10, 2021 • Article
Why Are We Failing at the Ethics of AI?
As you read this, AI systems and algorithmic technologies are being embedded and scaled far more quickly than existing governance frameworks (i.e., the rules ...
NOV 9, 2021 • Article
Seven Myths of Using the Term “Human on the Loop”: “Just What Do You Think You Are Doing, Dave?”
As AI systems are being leveraged and scaled, frequently calls are made for, “meaningful human control” or “meaningful human interaction on the loop.” Originally an ...
OCT 29, 2021 • Article
Mind Control to Major Tom: First State Regulates Use of Neurotechnologies
One of the last frontiers of science remains the human mind – but not for much longer.
OCT 19, 2021 • Article
Let’s Start a Conversation About the Technosocial Contract
The last 30 years have seen a rising tide of technological mediation of individual lives. Half of the planet has Internet access, and international organizations are ...
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 ...