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I don’t want children. I do want children. What should I do?
Editor’s note, June 7, 8 am ET: We’re bringing you some of our best-loved Your Mileage May Vary columns while Sigal Samuel is on parental leave. The one below originally published …
Fighting the Law
An enterprising assisted-suicide practitioner’s great sin: skipping the bureaucracy. The post Fighting the Law appeared first on The American Conservative .…
Democrats Have to Choose Between Character and Power
Just a few years ago, Republicans sacrificed an Alabama Senate seat rather than endure an unacceptable colleague. Will Democrats do the same in Maine?…
Microsoft leak reveals sinister plot to get people ‘addicted’ to AI: ‘People depend on it daily’
AI is a helluva drug.…
Rep. Jimmy Gomez’s mystery makeout IDed as Eric Swalwell’s chief of staff
Jimmy Gomez, the founder of the Dads Caucus in Congress, confessed Tuesday that he cheated on his wife six weeks after The Post's reporting on his passionate encounter with Eric Sw…
Book of Cron Job [fiction]
Code of conduct.…
Restoring Honor Culture in the U.S. Military
The ultimate purpose of the service academies is to produce military officers who win without losing their souls in the process.…
Sesame’s AI voice app is the best I’ve tested. That’s what worries me
My lengthy but comfortable chat with Sesame's upgraded AI voice "agent" left me both impressed and disturbed.…
Pope Leo is right about AI — he’s just too late
Pope Leo’s recent document, Magnifica Humanitas, has sparked worldwide debate by warning humanity about the dangers of AI. Now we must decide who leads it.…
STAT+: What the pope’s encyclical on AI means for Catholic hospitals, and all of health care
In this edition of STAT's AI Prognosis: Brittany Trang analyzes the pope's encyclical on artificial intelligence for takeaways relevant for health care.…
Future AI weapons such as drones should have moral code, says former UK spy chief
Software could make ethically superior decisions to humans in high-pressure moments, claims ex-GCHQ head David Omand…
Can autonomous AI-powered killer drones take morality onboard?
While the technology is set to play a growing role in modern warfare, there remains an unresolved ethical challenge…
Who is Chris Olah? The atheist Anthropic cofounder the Pope chose to sit beside him at the Vatican and tell the tech industry it can’t govern itself
The Anthropic cofounder is worth $8 billion and won a $100,000 Thiel Fellowship in 2012.…
Can a US president promote stock they’ve invested in
Can a US president promote stock they’ve invested in…
End of Civilization News
The big AI/math news is the release today of the Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics. It’s an excellent attempt to identify the new threats to the intelle…
For Doctors, Opt-Out Donation = Tough Family Conversations
Across Europe, presumed consent has not removed families from organ donation decisions — or spared doctors from difficult bedside conversations.…
NSW and Victorian governments put embattled firm KPMG on notice
The NSW government demanded assurance from KPMG that people under investigation as part of a whistleblower scandal are not working on government contracts, while Victoria said it w…
Surrogacy is nothing to celebrate
Made in Chelsea star Louise Thompson should reconsider her support for this deeply harmful practice.…
Rep. Jimmy Gomez under investigation over sexual misconduct, report says
The House Ethics Committee launched an investigation into Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) over sexual misconduct allegations, making him the latest member to face investigation as scandal …
There Is Already a Word for the Deep Moral Failures of AI
It’s sin .…
Tuesday briefing: Palantir’s rise – and why so many oppose its role in the British state
In today’s newsletter: Its software is used from health services to militaries. But controversies and criticism of the $375bn company are leading some to ask if Palantir is too pow…
Sources: Google DeepMind, Anthropic, and Meta have recently hired experts in psychology, ethics, and philosophy as they expand machine consciousness research (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times)
Cristina Criddle / Financial Times : Sources: Google DeepMind, Anthropic, and Meta have recently hired experts in psychology, ethics, and philosophy as they expand machine consciou…
You Will Not Believe This Poem Published By Top Medical Journal
Annals of Internal Medicine is a top-ranked medical journal published by the American College of Physicians. Its purpose is to keep physicians up to date on current practice, publi…
Nicholas Kristof’s selective skepticism
Nicholas Kristof has a skepticism problem — he is least skeptical of the stories he most wants to be true. His recent New York Times column on alleged sexual abuse of Palestinian d…
NY Comptroller’s Trip to Israel Raised Ethical Concerns, State Commission Said
Tom DiNapoli's visit was sponsored by a group with financial ties to Israel Bonds, an investment vehicle that has become an issue in his primary. The post NY Comptroller’s Trip to …
A DNA test upended my family. Do I side with my grandmother — or her secret child?
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BISHOP ROBERT BARRON: Pope Leo sees the AI age clearly — and warns we must save our souls
Pope Leo's Magnifica Humanitas addresses AI, Catholic social teaching, war and peace, and the technocratic paradigm threatening human dignity today.…
Magnifica Humanitas: A critical and timely counterweight
For some, artificial intelligence and its related components represent a boon for the human community. A tool of unimaginable power that will finally enable us to control almost ev…
A Private Reprimand From The Fifth Circuit With Dissents To Make It Public
How could it be that not a single member of the 11th Circuit Judicial Council thought to make Judge Betsy's reprimand public?…
The Cost of AI
Ernst & Young published cybersecurity report full of hallucinations
An investigation into fabricated citations and broken references in EY's "Points of Attack" cybersecurity report on loyalty system fraud.…
Donald Trump jeopardizes Clarity Act as ethics concerns rise
The CLARITY Act faces stalling in the Senate as Democrats demand ethics provisions targeting Trump's crypto conflicts of interest, threatening years of legislative progress.…
To have a moral stance on AI is to be an outcast, and it sucks
I know the technology, I understand what it's doing and I know the impact, so I am vehemently anti-AI. I do not believe any positive out...…
Notes from the Mistral AI Now Summit
It’s hard to believe how quickly the tech landscape is evolving, especially with AI/ML at the...…
Ruben Gallego Sure Is Acting Guilty of Something
Last month, there were signs that Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) might be the next domino to fall afte…
Anthropic’s alliance with pope on AI harms: all in good faith or ‘Vatican-washing?’
Experts say AI firm’s engagement with Vatican risks creating ‘feelgood’ discourse that lacks critical examination…
AI Researchers, Ask Yourself These 6 Questions to Strengthen Your Moral Muscles
By Max Tegmark & Meia Chita-Tegmark • Of course you have moral principles – but how often do you use them? ……
Pope Leo Is Challenging Much More Than Big Tech
Many admirers of his new encyclical have misidentified its main target.…
Americans echo Pope Leo’s concerns about AI: ‘It threatens workers, privacy and human life’
Guardian readers in the US spoke of fears about unregulated AI in response to the pope’s encyclical warning about the risks of the technology…
This Trump-linked startup plans to put humanoid robots in the military
With ties to the Trump family, Foundation Robotics Labs is aiming to deploy humanoid robots in the military in the next 12 to 18 months.…
‘There is no way to stop this’: ‘Biotech Barbie’ Cathy Tie on her mission to genetically modify babies
The Canadian entrepreneur has always pushed the boundaries of gene editing, once attempting to turn horses into unicorns. Now she is set on modifying human embryos – something her …
Chinese scientists create ‘kill-them-all’ algorithm for drone warfare
Smart web identifies objects as friend, foe or terrain, meaning drone swarms can hunt even when communication is jammed and vision blocked.…
How Anthropic used its AI ethicslop to play the pope and eclipse OpenAI - bloodinthemachine.com
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What's Next for Judge Eleanor Ross? A 2009 Impeachment May Provide Some Clues
A guest post from Professor Arthur Hellman…
Was John Adams Ethical in His Defense of the Redcoats?
The Part I took in Defence of Cptn. Preston and the Soldiers, procured me Anxiety, and Obloquy enough. It was, however, one of the most gallant, generous, manly and disinterested A…
Roma’s Interest in Greenwood Is Hard to Justify on Sporting and Moral Grounds
Roma linked with Mason Greenwood—an ethically fraught move that also makes little financial sense post-Malen…
Should politicians be using AI-generated images?
A Victorian state MP's use of an apparently AI-generated image raises questions about whether AI has any place in politics.…
Pope Leo Continues Anti-AI Crusade, Says Tech Weakens Human ‘Creativity and Judgment’
The Pope tweeted out a number of anti-AI statements Friday, including a warning that the tech may weaken "personal creativity and judgment."…
We Asked the ‘Future of Truth’ Author to Explain How He Used AI. It Didn’t Go Well
A book about how AI shapes perceptions of reality came under fire for using AI-generated quotes. Its problems go beyond that.…
Engineering institutions must nurture innovators, nation builders with ethical values: Vice-President
Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan has said that engineering institutions must nurture innovators and nation builders rooted in ethical values. He was inaugurating the Platinum Jubi…
Replacing Employees with AI
CEOs are quietly realizing the AI replacement plan has a problem. Two problems, actually. One: the token costs for running AI agents are now exceeding what they were paying the em…
The Vatican’s Man Inside Anthropic
Pope Leo XIV may not be able to disarm AI, but he’s got the attention of the industry.…
The Lobster Did Not Consent (Because We Never Asked)
When ethical concerns are trumped by smell.…
AI Ethics And Regulation: How Investors Can Navigate The Maze
From brand risks to regulatory uncertainty, AI poses investment challenges. Learn whether there is a way forward.…
AI warfare is here and the U.S. Army is practicing for it, robots and all
In the U.S. military's latest war games, AI took a front seat. A top commander told CBS News "it's not going to go away, and we ignore it at our own peril."…
Vance Echoes Pope Leo’s Message on AI in AF Commencement Address
Vice President J.D. Vance told candidates for graduation at the Air Force Academy that they must be ready to deal with advanced war technology.…
Lawsuit Filed as Decades-Old Unethical RSV Vaccine Trial Comes to Light
A doctor friend of mine attended a medical conference many years ago. A German doctor gave a medical…
Pope’s encyclical raises questions on who gets to shape AI
The encyclical provides an ethical and moral framework for AI, but one that is steeped in Catholicism and ignores the faiths and practices of a majority of the world’s population.…
How the Pope's Magnifica Humanitas offers a template for individuals to meet th
Despite a lack of regulation, we still have the ability to steer artificial intelligence in ways that can benefit our common humanity.…
Junior doctor told NHS she was on training day – then got married instead
Dr Preethi Suresh says she ‘hit the panic button’ as she thought she would fall short of attendance requirements…