branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct
All stories in ethics
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Coding is not ‘fun’ — it’s technically and ethically complex
Programming computers is a piece of cake. Or so the world’s digital-skills gurus would have us believe. From the non-profit ...
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Should a conscious robot get the same rights as a human?
In the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "The Measure of a Man" Data, an android crew member of the Enterprise, is ...
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Yes, you can make money and still be ethical
Yes, kind businesses can still make money and Sarah Friar, Nextdoor's CEO, subscribes to this school of thought. Here's why. ...
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Digital governance is the ‘new normal’ — here’s how we can keep it ethical
If the last decade has taught us anything about the digital world, it’s that progress and ethics are not inextricably linked. ...
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Our goal shouldn't be to build merely 'trustworthy' AI
Mariarosaria Taddeo, Deputy Director of the Oxford Internet Institute's Digital Ethics Lab, explains why AI ethics must ...
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Google says it's going to sell ethics advice to AI companies
Google's working on a service that would provide ethics consulting for companies building AI solutions. According to a ...
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Study: Only 18% of data science students are learning about AI ethics
A study by data science firm Anaconda found a "concerning" absence of AI ethics initiatives in both academia and industry. ...
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Your company needs to focus on ethics, respect, and inclusion — even if it’s fighting to survive
Crisis is the right time for corporate leaders to be paying even more attention to the foundation of any workplace culture: ...
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Facial recognition and AI will invade public privacy — but it can be done ethically
We live in an age where we have unprecedented access to almost any information we need. With the emergence of new technology ...
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The case for an AI that puts nature and ethics first, not humans
Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to bringing the biggest names in tech to showcase inspiring talks ...
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Vatican's AI ethics plan lacks the legal restrictions it needs to be effective
Microsoft and IBM have added a divine touch to their AI ethics efforts by signing a new pledge endorsed by his holiness ...
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Robot uses AI to personalize teaching of autistic children
Researchers have developed a robot that provides personalized learning to autistic children by using machine learning to ...
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UK police are using AI to predict who could become violent criminals
Police in the UK are using AI to predict who could become violent criminals in a pilot of a system that the government plans ...
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Programmable living robots can help cure cancer — but how ethical are they?
A remarkable combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and biology has produced the world’s first “living robots”. This ...
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2020 will see AI move from buzzwords to solutions
2019 was the year AI started living up to its hype, 2020 will be about solving the key challenges that increasingly widespread ...
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A tech apocalypse is inevitable without the humanities
If recent television shows are anything to go by, we’re a little concerned about the consequences of technological development. ...
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Why growing babies outside the womb raises ethical concerns
The idea of growing babies outside the body has inspired novels and movies for decades. Now, research groups around the ...
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This is how CIOs should approach ethics and privacy
CIOs and IT directors must oversee appropriate data management while enabling their organizations to turn this information ...
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Science needs myths and stories to keep it ethical
I can still remember the horror of discovering that everything I had worked on was wrong. I was a PhD candidate just starting ...
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The ethics of deepfakes aren't always black and white
Chances are if you’ve seen a deepfake, such as this now infamous video of Obama ‘speaking’ Comedian Jordan Peele’s ...
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We need to talk marketing ethics: What to consider as a content writer
When I started writing, it was really just a hobby. I thought – since I’m already always scribbling away and habitually ...
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Having an ethical framework is the best way to mitigate risks in autonomous technology
Many technology professionals bristle at the word ethics as an intangible topic more likely to show up as a required ...
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Here are the 7 requirements for building ethical AI, according to the EU commission
In October, Amazon had to discontinue an artificial intelligence–powered recruiting tool after it discovered the system ...
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Big tech’s ‘ethical guidelines’ are no substitute for real regulation
Data ethics is now a cause célèbre. “Digital ethics and privacy” shot into research and advisory company Gartner’s ...
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How the Vatican approaches gene editing, life extension, and stem cell research
The Vatican might not be a place where you’d normally expect to hear about cutting-edge scientific research, but that was ...
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Pinterest takes the lead in the fight against online misinformation
The battle against misinformation just signed up a powerful, albeit unlikely ally: Pinterest. Earlier this week, the social ...
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Laws can't keep up with sex robots' ethical and privacy issues
From the Drudge Report to The New York Times, sex robots are rapidly becoming a part of the national conversation about the ...
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How driverless cars choose who to kill is an ethical dilemma
Slowly but surely, work on self-driving cars is progressing. Crashes still happen, tragic accidents come to pass every once ...
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FairBnB is an ethical alternative to Airbnb, coming in 2019
FairBnB aims to bring much needed fairness to the vacation rental markets, focusing on giving communities a voice and a stake ...
