AI Ethics news and analysis on Web Pulse: 17178 curated articles tracking the latest AI Ethics developments, tools, and research, updated continuously from vetted sources.
A new study from the Wharton School at UPenn introduces 'cognitive surrender,' where AI users accept AI-generated answers without independent verification. In experiments with 1,372 participants, 73% accepted wrong answe…
AI models used for online hate speech detection vary widely in how they identify and classify hate speech, according to a 2025 University of Pennsylvania study. The study found significant inconsistencies across systems …
Anthropic employees and industry experts allege the Trump administration is targeting the AI company with unreasonable restrictions, including a de facto ban on its latest models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing national se…
ITV faced accusations of sexism after female pundit Emma Hayes was placed in a kitchen-like set with a chalkboard for tactical analysis during England's World Cup win against Croatia, while male pundits typically use dig…
French President Emmanuel Macron urged the US to grant broader access to Anthropic's AI models, following a US order to block foreign nationals from accessing them. G7 leaders discussed a "trusted partners" scheme to all…
Klarna is shifting customer service to gig workers after its AI chatbot failed to fully replace human agents, piloting a hybrid model where AI handles two-thirds of inquiries and contractors handle the rest. The buy-now-…
Data center owner Doug Sevey went viral after accusing Google of misleading the public about its proposed Iowa data center, which he says would guzzle water and harm local groundwater. Sevey, CEO of Enseva, argues the pr…
Data engineering is the foundational backbone of AI systems, requiring new architectural patterns and rigorous data quality to ensure model success in production. Data engineers now co-own reliability, governance, and AI…
The Iran War, which began on February 28, 2026, has become the first major conflict driven by artificial intelligence, with U.S. and Israeli forces using AI to strike over 4,000 targets in four days, while Iran employs d…
A Stanford University study published November 2025 introduced "intelligence per watt" (IPW) as a metric for AI inference efficiency, finding that local language models can accurately answer 88.7% of single-turn queries …
Apple unveiled watchOS 27 at WWDC, but the presentation offered little new information. On the Macworld Podcast, hosts discuss the features of watchOS 27 and address listener questions about Apple Intelligence and Siri i…
AXA announced its commitment to responsible AI, with 70% of employees confident in AI and 400 use cases in scaling phase, as part of transforming business operations to serve clients while keeping people at the core.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed an 83-page lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman on June 1, alleging product liability and public nuisance over ChatGPT's role in the 2025 Florida State University shooti…
Anne Hathaway revealed that during a recent hiring process, every candidate sent her a thank-you note written by ChatGPT, all identical. She warned job seekers that using AI for such notes can backfire, as it reveals a l…
Google Cloud urges the European Commission to revise its Cloud and AI Development Act to avoid market isolation, advocating for open digital sovereignty through partnerships with European firms like S3NS, Thales, and Tel…
AO World founder John Roberts blamed the Labour government's tax hikes for offshoring 150 sales jobs to South Africa, saving £2 million annually, with plans to move most customer contact operations overseas by March. The…
The UK Home Office knew its AI-powered facial age estimation tool for migrant children was flawed and racially biased, but is rolling it out anyway. A leaked report shows the technology often misjudges teenagers as adult…
A software engineer argues that developers are overusing large language models for simple data tasks, warning that LLMs are often slower, less reliable, and more expensive than traditional methods like regular expression…
The UK government plans to use AI facial age estimation on asylum seekers starting next year, despite internal reports showing the technology misidentifies children as adults and has racial bias, particularly against Sub…
A logistics manager at a mid-size distributor discovered that their legacy ERP and a new AI-powered automation platform gave conflicting verdicts on the same vendor invoice, revealing a fundamental difference between det…