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AI firms are quietly buying and destroying millions of printed books to train their models
Its pitch is simple: older books offer cleaner data. "The world's best AI training data is sitting on a shelf," the company says on its website. "Books...…
Exclusive: I grilled Even Realities’ CEO on the dystopian ethics of AI smart glasses after they covertly saved my late-night chat with my wife
I used Even Realities G2 smart glasses to save my marriage at 1 AM. Here is my exclusive interview with CEO Will Wang on the dystopian ethics of AI…
eBay and its former execs settle cyberstalking case brought by journalist couple
Ina and David Steiner will receive compensation after a 2019 campaign to silence their critiques of the company.…
Trump shattered ethics norms. Will voters trust Democrats to fix them?
Democrats are making the case that now is the time to tackle anti-corruption reforms — to serve as a check on Donald Trump and to overhaul a system voters say is co-opted against t…
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Texas Rep. Lance Gooden under investigation by House ethics panel
The House Committee on Ethics has revealed it is investigating Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX), the latest lawmaker to face scrutiny from the congressional panel. A public statement relea…
House Ethics Committee says it is investigating Texas Republican
GOP lawmaker under House ethics review blasts 'baseless' investigation
Rep. Lance Gooden is under review by the House Ethics Committee after a matter was referred by the Office of Congressional Conduct in June 2026.…
Ask HN: Why don't we solve aging?
Why isn't it the top priority for everyone? Do people believe it's impossible to solve aging, and death? What role does religion, afterlife beliefs, wealth inequality, and financia…
OpenAI rogue incident a call to ‘do more’ as future threats loom, says Catholic AI ethics expert - OSV News
OpenAI rogue incident a call to ‘do more’ as future threats loom, says Catholic AI ethics expert OSV News…
6-year-old in China dies after experimental treatment, investigation finds, raising questions about the country's gene therapy regulations
A young girl in China died after being given an experimental gene therapy intended to treat a neurodevelopmental syndrome, an investigation by Science and Retraction Watch revealed…
El Reino Unido autoriza la fecundación de bebés de «tres progenitores»
La Autoridad de Embriología y Fertilización Humana ha aprobado esta controvertida medida para poder prevenir los nacimientos de niños con enfermedades genéticas incurables…
Rep. Jimmy Gomez’s toughest opponent may be an ethics investigation
The incumbent Democrat has previously clashed with a former GOP House speaker and hard-left opponents.…
Norwegian FA to consider Infantino ethics complaint over Balogun red card reversal
STOCKHOLM, July 24 : Norway's football association (NFF) will consider making an ethics complaint to FIFA over the decision to suspend a ban imposed on U.S. forward Folarin Balogun…
Hopes for key crypto bill fade amid delays, Trump ethics controversy
The CLARITY Act has been kicked down the road once again, and could be a casualty of mid-term politics.…
Breaking: Four Corners withdraws episodes by sacked reporter
The ABC has withdrawn the Four Corners programs Meth Highway and Cocaine Nation by sacked reporter Mahmood Fazal due to concerns about accuracy.…
Norway soccer president to file ethics complaint over USMNT red card overturn that included Trump appeal: ‘We all know’
"We all know that this verdict was influenced from external forces and did not have the proper process."…
Jaron Lanier: there is no AI (2023)
There are ways of controlling the new technology—but first we have to stop mythologizing it.…
AI is more likely than humans to form biases when hiring
AI doesn’t just learn stereotypes from its training. It can cook up new ones, too.…
How the NGO-industrial complex corrupts UK politics
The post How the NGO-industrial complex corrupts UK politics appeared first on spiked .…
AI lets you ‘talk’ to dead relatives now. So why won’t we talk about the afterlife?
The newest answer to death does not come from a church, synagogue, or mosque, but from software — and soon, perhaps, a subscription plan. Earlier this month, the Associated Press r…
Gavin Newsom officials quietly reveal contract for $6.2M diaper deal amid demand for ethics probe
The California Department of Health Care Access and Information awarded a $6.2 million contract to Los-Angeles-based Baby2Baby.…
Musing on AI from 1964
[Irving John Good] was at Trinity College, Oxford back in 1964. His paper, “Speculations Concerning the First Ultraintelligent Machine” could have been a topic for today, as we dea…
Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts
Following significant backlash, Meta is turning off the feature it announced this week that let users generate AI images based on content from public Instagram accounts just by tag…
Lawyer for Columbia University’s Jewish students netted $6.4M payday while preying on own clients: lawsuit
“He’s claiming to be the one defending the Jews, and he’s just using it as his own personal piggy bank. ... It’s insane. You can’t even make it up.”…
Renowned Ethics Professor Hunter Biden Steps on a Rake Lecturing Trump on Profiting Off Presidency
Hunter Biden, for reasons known only to him, went public with sharp criticism of President Trump and his family on Sunday, claiming they raked in billions from government contracts…
Ex-prosecutor loses judicial challenge against sacking for emails flouting neutrality
Court rules civil service had grounds to dismiss him over remarks questioning police integrity and inviting coworkers to 2020 Tiananmen Square vigil.…
In 5 years, nobody will give a damn about AI-detectors
Why the Pangram screenshot is a doomed beast…
The AI arms race: Pope Leo’s quest to save man from the machine
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond…
SCOOP: Ethics Complaint Targets Blue State Democrat Who Voted For Her Own Union’s Agenda
SCOOP: Ethics Complaint Targets Blue State Democrat…
Gavin Newsom burned with big ethics fine over LA wildfire charity cash
Gov. Gavin Newsom — just a day after announcing he's under federal investigation — has agreed to pay a $31,500 ethics fine after California’s political watchdogs found the governor…
Beautiful California town known as ‘Danish capital of America’ tears itself apart over controversial project
On Monday, the Solvang City Council voted 4-1 to strengthen ethics rules for elected officials.…
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…
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 …
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…
A DNA test upended my family. Do I side with my grandmother — or her secret child?
Editor’s note, May 31, 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 …
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…