Technology Cargile Williams | 24 May 2022 Can Machines Be Morally Responsible? Are artificial intelligence systems an appropriate target for blame when things go wrong?
Technology Megan Fritts | 23 May 2022 Kill-Switch Tractors and Techno-Pessimism Are the constantly-evolving technological forces we hope to master forging a better world or a worse one?
No Fun and Games The same psychological nudges that make gamification so effective are the very same that make it so dangerous. 28 Apr 2022 | Daniel Story
Sexual Violence in the Metaverse: Are We Really “There”? What are the relevant differences separating the physical and the virtual spaces that might explain how our treatment changes? 27 Apr 2022 | Orkan Ernalbant
AI and Pure Science Can we really continue to maintain the thin line that divides knowledge from application? 19 Apr 2022 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Is It Time to Nationalize YouTube and Facebook? Might these harmful platforms offer public goods requiring a government-sponsored alternative? 5 Apr 2022 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Content Moderation and Emotional Trauma The psychological suffering inflicted by wading through the internet's darkest corners should not be discounted. 15 Mar 2022 | Megan Fritts
Why Starlink Isn’t Leaving Enough Space What moral concerns ground NASA's concern with SpaceX's satellite system? 10 Mar 2022 | Daniel Burkett
Virtually Inhumane: Is It Wrong to Speak Cruelly to Chatbots? Do we have any reason to insert ourselves into the private relationship between a user and their AI? 1 Feb 2022 | Megan Fritts
Correcting Bias in A.I.: Lessons from Philosophy of Science Is there any such thing as a view from nowhere? Do we know how to get there? 27 Jan 2022 | Matthew S.W. Silk
The Morality of “Sharenting” Whose interests should speak loudest when considering whether to make all those awkward childhood moments public? 24 Jan 2022 | Daniel Burkett
Who Is Accountable for Inductive Risk in AI? When the algorithm makes a mistake, whose responsibility is it to provide an explanation? 15 Dec 2021 | Matthew S.W. Silk
The Ethical and Epistemic Consequences of Hiding YouTube Dislikes What might be the tangible impact of a seemingly innocuous policy change? 9 Dec 2021 | Kenneth Boyd
Resurrection Through Chatbot? What are we to make of the latest example of technology's seemingly constant encroachment on the sacred? 27 Sep 2021 | Rachel Robison-Greene
Trump v. Facebook, and the Future of Free Speech What kind of public good do the big tech companies provide? Who should have the right to police that space? 30 Jul 2021 | Kiara Goodwine
Will the Real Anthony Bourdain Please Stand Up? What might be the moral core of controversy behind a hubbub over a seemingly benign deepfake? 26 Jul 2021 | Richard Gibson
“Fake News” Is Not Dangerously Overblown All the commotion surrounding "fake news" suggests a larger concern over the way online speech works generally. 7 Jun 2021 | A.G. Holdier
Is Fake News Dangerously Overblown? How big and how real a threat must fake news represent to warrant significant intervention? 3 Jun 2021 | Jimmy Alfonso Licon
Do Hashtags Make Political Discourse Worse? What are the drawbacks and advantages of our political discourse migrating to social media platforms? 6 Apr 2021 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Facebook Groups and Responsibility Being conscious of our online behavior is the first step in combating misinformation. 23 Mar 2021 | Kenneth Boyd
QAnon and Two Johns Recent events once again require us to explain on what grounds we might justify social restrictions to speech. 19 Mar 2021 | Andrew Conarty
In the Limelight: Ethics for Journalists as Public Figures Given the impact of social media on journalism, we need a new understanding of what is and is not fit for public consumption. 17 Mar 2021 | Abigail McArthur-Self
