Featured Daniel Story | 22 Jun 2022 The Curious Case of LaMDA, the AI that Claimed to Be Sentient What characteristics are required for a thing to demonstrate consciousness?
Opinion Nicholas Kreuder | 14 Jun 2022 The Real Threat of AI How do we decide which pursuits are worth doing when we know whatever the task, machines can do it better?
The Ethics of AI Behavior Manipulation Given that algorithms manipulate user behavior and others can manipulate the algorithm, can we ever trust the algorithm as a force for good? 8 Jun 2022 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Can Machines Be Morally Responsible? Are artificial intelligence systems an appropriate target for blame when things go wrong? 24 May 2022 | Cargile Williams
Kill-Switch Tractors and Techno-Pessimism Are the constantly-evolving technological forces we hope to master forging a better world or a worse one? 23 May 2022 | Megan Fritts
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