Philosophy is crucial in the age of AI

Philosophy has been instrumental to AI since its inception.

Brian Ball, Associate Professor of Philosophy AI and Information Ethics, Northeastern University London • conversation
Aug. 1, 2024 • ~8 min

Demand for computer chips fuelled by AI could reshape global politics and security

The effects of AI’s growth on global security could be difficult to predict.

Alina Vaduva, Director of the Business Advice Centre for Post Graduate Students at UEL, Ambassador of the Centre for Innovation, Management and Enterprise, University of East London • conversation
March 4, 2024 • ~8 min

Can you trust AI? Here's why you shouldn't

It’s difficult to see how artificial intelligence systems work, and to see whose interests they work for. Regulation could make AI more trustworthy. Until then, user beware.

Nathan Sanders, Affiliate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University • conversation
July 20, 2023 • ~7 min

The retention problem: Women are going into tech but are also being driven out

Women are severely underrepresented in tech. Strength in numbers – communities for women and women mentoring women – can counter tech’s sexist culture and help retain women in the field.

Vandana Singh, Professor of Information Science, University of Tennessee • conversation
March 3, 2023 • ~8 min

What social media regulation could look like: Think of pipelines, not utilities

The US government regulates many industries, but social media companies don’t neatly fit existing regulatory templates. Systems that deliver energy may be the closest analog.

Theodore J. Kury, Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida • conversation
Dec. 15, 2022 • ~9 min

FTC warns the AI industry: Don't discriminate, or else

The Federal Trade Commission is rattling its saber at the technology industry over growing public concern about biased AI algorithms. Can the agency back up its threats?

Ryan Calo, Professor of Law, University of Washington • conversation
April 27, 2021 • ~6 min

How tech billionaires' visions of human nature shape our world

What world will tech billionaires move us towards if they believe that humans are fundamentally dangerous?

Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin • conversation
Sept. 11, 2020 • ~8 min

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