archivetech ethics

In a high-profile example of the technology industry’s entanglement with human rights issues, Microsoft has halted some of its work with an Israeli firm that scans faces for Jewish settlements in the West Bank, underscoring the fine line tech companies tread when operating internationally. The move followed reports that Israel’s...

In a major sign of the times and the increasing worries about AI and the well-being of children, the California and Delaware Attorneys General have sent a robust warning to OpenAI, the organization behind the popular chatbot ChatGPT. The alert follows harrowing incidents involving children and raises pressing questions about...

In the rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence, a lot of attention has been focused on how the technology can be used to detect deepfakes or disinformation. But growing concern over deepfakes and other types of AI-manipulated media — as well as the overall trajectory of artificial intelligence and machine...

Flipping the Script on Artificial Intelligence In an industry where artificial intelligence is playing a greater role in how films are written, directed, and distributed, one filmmaker is flipping the script — quite literally. Jim Hosking, the brainchild who gave us Mountainhead, a bold new film which debuted at Sundance,...

A new United Nations report has found that AI-based deepfakes are spreading so quickly the world simply isn’t ready for them, and immediately calls for a coordinated approach among governments, technology companies, and civil society to detect and fend off the growing threat. The report, authored by the UN Office...

In a time when grand technological plans with aggressive separatist implications often garner attention and campaign credit, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new call for putting artificial intelligence at the center of virtually everything in American life and government has elicited a rash of skepticism, criticism, and worry. Trumpeted by his...