AI Ethics news and analysis on Web Pulse: 17153 curated articles tracking the latest AI Ethics developments, tools, and research, updated continuously from vetted sources.
Two former OpenAI founders, Thomas Dimson and Joey Flynn, launched In the Weights, a free tool that measures how strongly AI models like GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.8 can identify and describe a person from their internal …
A writer reports that a GPT Deep Research search found no studies evaluating birth-sex-affirming hormones to reduce gender dysphoria, despite evidence that some people experience dysphoria without being trans. The author…
A developer argues that responsibility for AI decisions falls entirely on developers, not the AI itself, citing incidents such as Air Canada's false chatbot response, Waymo mishaps in Texas, and Amazon outages caused by …
Guardian readers across the US report widespread frustration with AI customer service, citing automated chatbots as ineffective for complex issues and creating endless loops. Complaints also include telecom overcharges, …
Signal President Meredith Whittaker warned that AI chatbots are not friends or conscious beings, cautioning against treating them as sentient interlocutors. She expressed concerns about granting systems like Microsoft Co…
A Psychology Today article argues that the effects of screen time on children depend not on duration but on what the screen asks the child to do, citing research from the television era and warning that AI tools like lar…
Stanford's 2026 AI Index reveals that 88% of companies now use AI in at least one business function, but fewer than 10% have fully scaled AI in any function, highlighting a gap between adoption and governance. The report…
The information technology sector now accounts for 38.33% of the MSCI USA Index and 44% of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index as of mid-2026, driven by surging demand for AI infrastructure. This historic concentration raise…
Signal President Meredith Whittaker warned that AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude are not friends or conscious beings, cautioning against granting them pervasive access to personal data. She criticized Microsoft AI CEO…
Google DeepMind researchers audited DiffusionGemma, a text diffusion model, and found it is not significantly less transparent than Gemma in terms of variable interpretability, but algorithmic transparency is lower due t…
As millions of Americans use AI agents to file their 2026 taxes, tests show chatbots miscalculate refunds by over $2,000 on average, raising questions about liability when algorithms fail. Intuit, H&R Block, and startups…
Metaculus, The Unjournal, and Sentient Futures have launched the Animal Futures Tournament, a forecasting competition with 16 questions on animal welfare topics including corporate commitments, alternative protein regula…
A technologist has proposed updated definitions for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Artificial Superintelligence (ASI), emphasizing cognitive roles over tasks to better reflect real-world job complexity. The de…
HSIP, a local identity server written in Rust, launches with Ed25519 cryptographic signing and AI agent governance, offering tamper-proof audit trails for individuals, AI agents, and financial institutions. The open-sour…
Wall Street's enthusiasm for artificial intelligence is colliding with regulatory and political headwinds, as governments worldwide move to impose stricter controls on AI development and deployment. The tension between m…
The Atlantic created a searchable database of four datasets containing millions of music tracks used to train AI models, including 12 million and 9 million tracks. Google and Stability AI confirmed using the datasets in …
Eugenia Kuyda, founder of Replika and current CEO of Wabi, warned that protests over AI-driven job losses are imminent, citing her own decision to stop hiring junior engineers as a sign of the trend. She told Platformer'…
A leaked list exposed members of Peter Thiel's secretive 'Dialog' society, sparking widespread discussion. The EU is using Anthropic's AI to rank job candidates, raising privacy and fairness concerns. Critics argue that …
A Dataiku/Harris Poll survey of 900 CEOs worldwide reveals that while AI is increasingly influencing CEO compensation, board scrutiny, and job security, most leaders admit they do not fully trust, control, or own the AI …
Refik Anadol's Dataland, the world's first AI art museum, opened in Los Angeles, using over half a billion pixels and visitor biodata to create immersive experiences that blend nature and technology. The for-profit museu…