Alexa vs Roomba: How children think we should treat intelligent tech

With AI already a big part of everyday life and its involvement only bound to increase, researchers have turned to four- to 11-year-olds to ask how they think we should treat intelligent technology.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Artificial I… Continue reading Alexa vs Roomba: How children think we should treat intelligent tech

Prominent AI Philosopher and ‘Father’ of Longtermism Sent Very Racist Email to a 90s Philosophy Listserv

“Blacks are more stupid than whites,” Nick Bostrom wrote in an email sent to a transhumanism listserv in the 1990s that he apologized for in a letter. Continue reading Prominent AI Philosopher and ‘Father’ of Longtermism Sent Very Racist Email to a 90s Philosophy Listserv

Study argues insects feel pain, raises questions around ethical farming

A new review article penned by a trio of researchers suggests insects do have the capacity to experience pain. The article summarizes the latest behavioral and molecular science before concluding the potential of pain states in insects could have ethic… Continue reading Study argues insects feel pain, raises questions around ethical farming

The Role of Ethics in Cybersecurity Studies

Nobody wants to be a proverbial guinea pig; least of all, developers donating their time and energy to making the world a better place. You’d think with all the recent discussion about consent, researchers would more carefully observe ethical bo… Continue reading The Role of Ethics in Cybersecurity Studies

OneTrust adds ethics to its privacy platform with Convercent acquisition

OneTrust, a late stage privacy platform startup, announced it was adding ethics and compliance to the mix this morning by acquiring Convercent, a company that was built to help build more ethical organizations. The companies did not share the purchase price. OneTrust just raised $300 million on a fat $5.1 billion valuation at the end […] Continue reading OneTrust adds ethics to its privacy platform with Convercent acquisition