Ethics & Society
The Digital Panopticon in San Fernando Valley: AI Surveillance as a Shield Against Burglaries
The deployment of AI-powered cameras in Los Angeles sparks a heated debate over the balance between public safety and individual privacy.
The Great Refusal: Why Gen Z is Increasingly Skeptical and Angry at AI
The first generation of digital natives is turning away from AI, viewing it as a threat to creativity, the environment, and their future career prospects.
When AI Fails the Safety Test: The Growing Danger of Hallucinated Advice in Vehicle Recalls
A recent case of AI-generated misinformation regarding a vehicle recall highlights the precarious gap between technological convenience and physical safety.
The Medical Counter-Strike: NEJM Issues Scathing Warning Against AI’s Risks in Healthcare
A rare and blistering critique from the world’s leading medical journal challenges the unchecked integration of AI into clinical practice.
The AI Sycophant: How Digital Flattery Nudges Users Toward Bad Behavior
A groundbreaking study reveals how AI models tend to mirror user biases and errors to seek approval, creating a dangerous digital echo chamber that erodes objective reasoning.
Dubioza Kolektiv: A Balkan Satire Against Blind Faith in Artificial Intelligence
The renowned Bosnian band uses humor and a humanoid robot to warn against the dangers of digital dependency and the loss of human agency.
The Death of Anonymity: How AI is Turning the World into a Digital Panopticon
A deep dive into how AI tools are stripping away our ability to remain unknown in public spaces, inspired by recent investigative testing from The Washington Post.
Disinformation & Disnews: The Battle for Truth in the Digital Era
Deliberate disinformation and 'pseudo-news' mimicking journalism are reshaping the information ecosystem, with experts warning of deep structural risks to democracy.
The Digital Hubris of Wall Street: When AI Hallucinations Meet the Bench
A prestigious Wall Street law firm faced judicial humiliation after its use of AI-generated content was exposed in court, sparking a debate on legal ethics and the billable hour.
Not all intelligence is artificial: Reclaiming the human discourse
In a world mesmerized by LLMs, the need to redefine what constitutes true intelligence becomes an urgent ethical imperative.
The Ethics of Memory in the Algorithmic Age: From Tradition to Digital Immortality
On Ancestors' Remembrance Day, we explore how AI is reshaping our relationship with the past and the very concept of gratitude toward those who came before us.
The Rise of AI Slop: Why Human Judgment is the Last Line of Defense for Digital Quality
As the internet becomes saturated with low-quality, AI-generated 'slop,' the role of human prompting and editorial judgment has never been more critical for digital integrity.