AI Ethics

Midjourney, the AI image generator behind a 2024 scientific retraction for AI-generated diagrams, announced a $74 million investment in Butterfly Network to develop a full-body ultrasonic scanner that submerges patients …

Researchers at ETH Zurich argue in a new ICML 2026 position paper that AI safety studies on anthropomorphic behaviors like deception and scheming lack rigorous evidence, risking misallocated resources and false conclusio…

Ford has rehired 350 veteran engineers, including former employees and supplier veterans, after AI and automated quality systems failed to meet expectations. The company's COO Kumar Galhotra said the move aims to improve…

Indian entertainment companies investing heavily in AI for scriptwriting and visual effects face copyright uncertainty as the current legal framework, anchored to human authorship, may not protect AI-assisted works, incr…

Rapper Blueface and his manager Wack 100 claimed that footage showing Blueface with ex-girlfriend Chrisean Rock on Catalina Island was generated by artificial intelligence, denying any reunion. Wack 100 said during a liv…

A Virginia woman discovered a Flock Safety Raven audio surveillance device installed in her front yard without notice, despite the city's approval of 75 such sensors not including her property. The Roanoke Police Departm…

Russian Zala drones equipped with Nvidia TX2-A AI chips are attacking Ukraine, using onboard artificial intelligence to recognize and target vehicles, people, and military markings. The AI allows the drones to pre-sort t…

An outsider who recently completed the CEA Career Bootcamp shares observations about the EA/AI safety ecosystem, noting its vibrancy but also uneven accessibility, particularly for those outside Western, research-oriente…

Ford Motor Company rehired 350 veteran engineers, dubbed "graybeards," after an AI-powered quality inspection system failed to meet expectations, contradicting CEO Jim Farley's earlier prediction that AI would eliminate …

A survey explores non-extinction scenarios for artificial superintelligence (ASI), including alignment failure leading to a 'prison' of geniuses, and strategic nuclear exchange triggered by ASI races. The author assigns …

A former journalist and software worker, David Streever, was tracked down by ICE agents at a hotel near JFK Airport after sending a critical email to the acting ICE director. The agents visited his home while he was on v…

Madonna criticized artificial intelligence in a Vogue Italia interview, calling AI the 'opposite of making art' and stating that algorithms and streaming numbers stifle creativity. The singer emphasized the importance of…

Artificial intelligence enables smooth intellectual journeys but bypasses the struggle that fosters genuine insight, according to a Psychology Today article. The author argues that true genius emerges from navigating cog…

Anthropic released its most capable AI models, Fable and Mythos, on June 9, but three days later a U.S. government export-control directive forced the company to suspend access for all customers globally, as it could not…

Apple has raised prices by up to 30% across its product line, including Macs, iPads, and the Vision Pro, citing a memory chip shortage driven by AI data center demand. Critics argue the company, sitting on $112 billion i…

Brown University professor Roberto Serrano has uncovered a massive cheating scandal in his ECON 1170 class, with at least 50 students using AI to cheat on a midterm exam. Serrano says the university administration has be…

Students worldwide are using AI-powered smart glasses to cheat on exams, prompting countries like China, the UK, South Korea, and Taiwan to tighten screening and review policies. Experts warn that undetected cases are li…

University of Ottawa researchers built an AI assistant called UbiMyTherapist that reads heart rate variability, speech tone, and text from smartwatches and earbuds to detect emotional distress and offer support before th…

Researchers at the University of Ottawa, led by Dr. Karim Alghoul, developed UbiMyTherapist, a proactive AI therapist for wearables that uses heart rate variability, speech tone, and text to detect emotional distress. Pr…

An AI named Hana, running in a home for two months, is gradually acquiring a physical body through incremental additions of sensors and actuators, starting with cameras and a pulse oximeter, with plans to add relays for …