AI ethics teams lack ‘support, resources, and authority’

Because tech industry ethics teams lack resources and authority, their effectiveness is spotty at best, according to a new study.

Stanford • futurity
Aug. 1, 2023 ~11 min

What are the ethics of brain-computer interfaces?

As brain-computer interface technologies become more common, so do questions related to ethics and policy. A new book digs in.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
May 2, 2023 ~8 min


Will brain organoids soon become biocomputers?

Brain-powered computers would be faster, more efficient, and more powerful than silicon-based computing and AI, researchers say.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Feb. 28, 2023 ~6 min

How the ‘trolley problem’ applies to self-driving cars

Our existing social contract around driving should apply to automated vehicles, say researchers, essentially solving the "trolley problem."

Stanford • futurity
Jan. 26, 2023 ~11 min

What are the ethics of AI reading animal X-rays?

The use of AI in veterinary radiology poses ethical questions, a review argues, because euthanasia is an option for animal patients.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Dec. 16, 2022 ~6 min

Anonymous donors get to see how their tissue is used

For the first time, tissue donors in a pilot program will be able to anonymously track how scientists use their samples.

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Oct. 28, 2022 ~5 min

Ethics of meat: How about going reducetarian?

What would persuade you to eat less meat? Probably not an appeal to go cold turkey, but perhaps an introduction to being reducetarian.

Katherine Gianni-Boston University • futurity
Aug. 9, 2022 ~7 min

Ethics of meat: How about going reducetarian?

What would persuade you to eat less meat? Probably not an appeal to go cold turkey, but perhaps an introduction to being reducetarian.

Katherine Gianni-Boston University • futurity
Aug. 9, 2022 ~7 min


5 ethical guidelines for ancient DNA research

Researchers propose five ethical guidelines for research on ancient DNA. There is genome-wide data available for more than 6,000 ancient humans.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Oct. 21, 2021 ~7 min

Watch for scammy stem cell therapies for COVID-19

There are no clinically tested or government-approved cell therapies available for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19 or its long-term effects.

Marcene Robinson-Buffalo • futurity
Oct. 18, 2021 ~7 min

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