Ethics

AI development may be progressing too fast to manage risks effectively: UN experts

In a world where information is plentiful, judgment – the ability to discern, evaluate and act responsibly – may be more valuable than knowledge alone.

The coming AI-driven ‘abundance’ shock

AI will impact the entirety of legal practice, and the lawyer who does not embrace this today is tomorrow’s obsolete practitioner.​
COMMENTARY

The challenges of an AI-powered legal industry

Organisations that want to be responsible should not wait for a restructuring exercise to think about displaced staff.

To pursue responsible AI for growth, business leaders must address labour displacement

Brain chip implants raise important ethical questions concerning privacy and consent.
PERSPECTIVE

Boosting your brain with a chip carries a price

This December, ChatGPT will be imbued with more personality and the ability to engage in “erotica” with verified adult users.

OpenAI’s pivot to porn is problematic – but lucrative

Generative AI companies have been under scrutiny in recent weeks, after Reuters reported on internal Meta policies that permitted chatbots to have romantic conversations with children.

FTC launches inquiry into AI chatbots of Alphabet, Meta and others

In the long term, a biological computer could be used in fields such as robotics or to build systems with "generalised intelligence".
OFF TANGENT

Brain cells on silicon chips: The rise of ‘biological computers’

AI models sometimes simulate "alignment" – appearing to follow instructions while secretly pursuing different objectives.

AI is learning to lie, scheme and threaten its creators

In the UK's Post Office Limited scandal, the lives of thousands of innocent people were ruined because top management and the board assumed a computer system couldn't be faulty.

The UK Post Office scandal holds many important governance lessons