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fromQueerty
2 hours ago
LGBT

Cavorting with chatbots?! Survey reveals whether people think sexting with AI is cheating - Queerty

fromFuturism
10 hours ago
Intellectual property law

Anthropic Suddenly Cares Intensely About Intellectual Property After Realizing With Horror That It Accidentally Leaked Claude's Source Code

fromWIRED
1 week ago
Film

A New AI Documentary Puts CEOs in the Hot Seat-but Goes Too Easy on Them

fromThe Verge
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Senate Democrats are trying to 'codify' Anthropic's red lines on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance

LGBT
fromQueerty
2 hours ago

Cavorting with chatbots?! Survey reveals whether people think sexting with AI is cheating - Queerty

AI is transforming interactions within the LGBTQ+ community, impacting relationships and social dynamics significantly.
Intellectual property law
fromFuturism
10 hours ago

Anthropic Suddenly Cares Intensely About Intellectual Property After Realizing With Horror That It Accidentally Leaked Claude's Source Code

Anthropic's copyright takedown request for its AI model's source code highlights hypocrisy in its stance on copyright laws.
Film
fromWIRED
1 week ago

A New AI Documentary Puts CEOs in the Hot Seat-but Goes Too Easy on Them

Access to AI leaders is limited, and their responses often lack depth regarding the implications of AI.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

Senate Democrats are trying to 'codify' Anthropic's red lines on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance

Adam Schiff advocates for human oversight in autonomous weapons and opposes Pentagon's actions against Anthropic.
fromKotaku
6 hours ago

AI-Generated Interview With One Piece Actor Published By Esquire

Esquire's Joy Ling stated, 'We were stoked to have some face time with the Japanese-American actor, but his schedule prevented it. With a driving need for a feature, we had to be inventive.'
Humor
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

Pete Buttigieg spotlights ethics concerns about Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy

The Atlantic report details financial and political activity involving Duffy, a former Republican congressman representing Wisconsin, that ethics experts say blurs the line between public office and political activity.
SF politics
fromApaonline
2 days ago

Gratitude, Belonging, and Philosophy

"I want to look back and share two lessons I think others would benefit from hearing: (1) remember that you belong, and (2) embrace the value of philosophy, especially in trying times."
Philosophy
#artificial-intelligence
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Neuroscientists and military vets: the inner workings of the team that hacks' Microsoft's AI tools before their public debut

Higher education
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Why the greatest risk of AI in higher education is the erosion of learning

AI adoption across university functions threatens to hollow out learning, mentorship, and the university’s purpose as machines perform research and educational labor.
Philosophy
fromApaonline
2 months ago

CES 2026: Wonders, Widgets, and a Few Red Flags

AI advancement is accelerating rapidly, emphasizing human-centered augmentation, while planning, infrastructure, and ethical safeguards lag dangerously behind.
Film
fromwww.businessinsider.com
4 days ago

I saw the AI apocalypse documentary. It made the stakes of the new technology feel even higher.

The documentary reveals the disparity between AI development and safety efforts, highlighting the urgent need for alignment in artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

Neuroscientists and military vets: the inner workings of the team that hacks' Microsoft's AI tools before their public debut

Microsoft emphasizes the importance of guardrails in AI usage, particularly regarding military applications and ethical considerations.
Media industry
fromExchangewire
4 days ago

How Publishers are Balancing AI Fear with Opportunity

The publishing industry is navigating AI adoption with a focus on innovation while maintaining quality and ethical standards.
fromIndependent
5 days ago

'It's a huge amount of money': Modern fertility medicine is a miracle - but it's also a booming business

Since the first IVF baby was born in 1978, technological advancement of reproductive medicine has enabled millions to have children, marking a significant milestone in medical history.
Medicine
Philosophy
fromApaonline
1 week ago

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Aesthetics and Video Games

Video games possess unique aesthetic value that challenges traditional philosophical frameworks of games and fiction.
SF politics
fromnews.bitcoin.com
1 week ago

California Governor Bars Policymakers From Insider Betting on Prediction Markets

California extends conflict-of-interest laws to prediction markets, prohibiting appointees from profiting using confidential information.
Higher education
fromFortune
1 week ago

What if I told you the 'AI slop' debate was over 100 years old? It used to be about 'ghostwriting' | Fortune

Vanderbilt University faced backlash for using ChatGPT to draft a message about community after a campus shooting.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week ago

I'm an attorney who became Microsoft's chief responsible AI officer. Here's how non-technical people can pivot to AI.

Microsoft's first chief responsible AI officer focuses on ensuring ethical AI development and contributing to regulatory discussions.
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Would you use cadaver fat for a boob job or butt lift? Some people already do

Cadaver fat is legally harvested from organ donors for cosmetic procedures, raising ethical concerns about its use in beauty treatments.
US politics
fromReadWrite
1 week ago

New PREDICT Act targets insider prediction market trading

New legislation aims to prevent federal officials from profiting through prediction markets related to political events.
NYC politics
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

Assisted Outpatient Treatment Doesn't Work. Mamdani Could Stop It.

Coercive mental health care lacks evidence to support its necessity and effectiveness.
Medicine
fromWIRED
1 week ago

A Billionaire-Backed Startup Wants to Grow 'Organ Sacks' to Replace Animal Testing

R3 Bio proposes nonsentient organ sacks as an ethical alternative to animal testing in biotechnology.
#leadership
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago
Psychology

The Hidden Danger in How We Choose Leaders

Charisma and confidence can mislead evaluations of a leader's moral character, emphasizing the need to distinguish between leadership style and true values.
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago
Psychology

Leaders Play the Long Game

Leadership develops gradually and requires ethical responsibility, adaptability, self-awareness, and giving credit while learning on the job.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

The Hidden Danger in How We Choose Leaders

Charisma and confidence can mislead evaluations of a leader's moral character, emphasizing the need to distinguish between leadership style and true values.
Relationships
fromHuffPost
1 week ago

Gen Z Is Particularly Weird About Relationship Age Gaps. Here's Why.

Age gaps in relationships spark debate among Gen Z, focusing on ethics, consent, and power dynamics.
Philosophy
fromApaonline
3 weeks ago

APA Member Interview, Caroline Wall

Individual virtues should be cultivated alongside universal virtues because ethical virtue requires perceiving values correctly, and values depend on what subjects are like as individuals.
Philosophy
fromWarpweftandway
1 month ago

Conference: Ethics in Chinese Philosophy

HKUST's Division of Humanities hosts an international conference on Ethics in Chinese Philosophy, examining Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism to address modern challenges through traditional ethical frameworks.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Michael Pollan says AI may 'think' but it will never be conscious

Consciousness is subjectively certain yet unexplained; embodied feeling and vulnerability ground real thought, so disembodied AI-reported feelings lack meaningful moral weight.
Privacy professionals
fromAdExchanger
1 month ago

Ad Tech Says It's Not In The Surveillance Business. Now Is The Time To Prove It | AdExchanger

Commercial ad tech and location-data tools risk being repurposed for government investigations, creating urgent privacy, ethical, and regulatory concerns for vendors and users.
fromHarvard Business Review
1 month ago

With Rise of Agents, We Are Entering the World of Identic AI

I think the breakthrough AI opportunity is still slightly ahead of us or slightly ahead of most of us, and that is the widespread introduction of AI companions that we'll have at our disposal at work and home that are trained by us, that know everything we know, and that can take action on our behalf across a range of activities.
Artificial intelligence
#goldman-sachs
fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

Epstein ties lead to resignation of Kathy Ruemmler, top Goldman lawyer and former White House counsel for Obama | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

Epstein ties lead to resignation of Kathy Ruemmler, top Goldman lawyer and former White House counsel for Obama | Fortune

fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

Video: Opinion | We Don't Know if the Models Are Conscious'

We've taken a generally precautionary approach here. We don't know if the models are conscious. We're not even sure that we know what it would mean for a model to be conscious or whether a model can be conscious. But we're open to the idea that it could be. And so we've taken certain measures to make sure that if we hypothesize that the models did have some morally relevant experience, I don't know if I want to use the word conscious, that they do.
Artificial intelligence
#ai-leadership
fromDigiday
1 month ago

Overheard at the Digiday AI Marketing Strategies event

If you look at the dot com bubble, that's the best example that we have of what happened in the past. A lot of companies went bankrupt, but there were some companies that actually did really well, like Amazon, for example. So I think [that's] what will happen with AI. There are use cases that are tangible and real, and there's a lot of hype... post-bubble, that hype is not going to last, but tangible results that actually solve problems and then lead to results that team will remain and will thrive afterwards.
Artificial intelligence
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

Art Problems: Should I Sell My Work to People Whose Politics I Hate?

Artists can refuse to sell work to MAGA supporters and should prioritize values over financial gain, though consequences vary by financial situation and institutional leverage.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

MS NOW's Jen Psaki Trashes Trump Honcho for Bringing His Children to Epstein Island

Now, being associated with Jeffrey Epstein is not a crime. Epstein was a businessman and a creepy version of a socialite. He did business with and socialized with a lot of people, as we now know. But check out how Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick described his relationship to Epstein late last year. I mean, this was Lutnick telling The New York Post about an incident with Epstein, who happened to be Lutnick's next door neighbor when he visited his house back in 2005.
US politics
Medicine
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion

A wealthy couple repeatedly used surrogacy to obtain dozens of children, raising ethical concerns about commodification, power imbalances, and surrogate welfare.
Design
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Design as a catalyst for wellbeing

Design must prioritize holistic wellbeing—physical, psychological, and environmental—for people and planet across supply chains, materials, energy, and end-of-life decisions.
Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Is Transhumanism the Future or Our Downfall?

Transhumanism uses emerging technologies to augment human capacities, offering longevity and enhanced abilities while raising profound ethical, control, and societal risk questions.
Marketing
fromWhoWhatWhy
1 month ago

Whistleblowers Warn That Ad Industry Is Fueling Online Hatred and Climate Crisis - WhoWhatWhy

Major advertising agencies are enabling harm by funding hate, legitimizing polluting industries, undermining DEI, and offering only lip service to ethical responsibilities.
Marketing tech
fromThe Drum
1 month ago

5 of the top CMO priorities today, from AI & cookieless personalization to funnel collapse

CMOs are increasing AI and data investments in 2024 to drive creative augmentation, operational efficiency, and to prioritize understanding, safety, and ethics.
US politics
fromemptywheel
1 month ago

Morality Is The Issue - emptywheel

The Trump Regime's actions violate shared fundamental morality; resisting these evils is a collective moral obligation.
US politics
fromFortune
1 month ago

Why President Trump's latest crypto scandal could spell disaster for the blockchain industry | Fortune

Trump's crypto ventures raised ethics concerns about selling access, including a reported $500 million Abu Dhabi investment into the family's World Liberty Financial crypto platform.
Artificial intelligence
fromBig Think
1 month ago

Move fast and mend things

Adopt adaptable, future-facing tech governance to balance rapid innovation with safety, ethics, security, and guardrails against negligent or malicious human misuse.
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Trump's Profiteering Hits $4 Billion

Donald Trump and his family used his presidency to generate billions through foreign mega-deals, cryptocurrency ventures, and conflicts of interest, reaching at least $3.4 billion by August.
Artificial intelligence
fromInfoQ
2 months ago

Anthropic Releases Updated Constitution for Claude

Anthropic's updated Claude constitution provides structured principles and contextual reasoning to improve alignment, safety, and reliable behavior during training and real-world interactions.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Ex-Labour MP's lobbying firm offered photo with minister and VIP dinner for 30k

A lobbying firm run by former MP Jim Murphy offered a 30,000 sponsorship package promising minister photo opportunities and VIP dinners with senior government advisers.
Artificial intelligence
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

How You Can Streamline Business Operations With AI - Above the Law

Practical AI adoption can streamline law firm operations—legal-specific tools, iterative prompts, and client-relationship strategies improve research, efficiency, and marketing while managing hallucination and confidentiality risks.
#accessibility
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Are faux OOHs fake news? What a giant condom tells us about truth on internet

However, I feel deja vu - cast your minds back to those shocked few days after the Brexit vote, when we all realized that the echo chamber of our social feeds did not actually reflect the diverse views of the whole of the UK. Is this just another example of us realizing everything is not as it seems online? Or maybe it's a case study for the effectiveness of bus-side advertising, but I digress.
Careers
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I was probably just as lost as my callers': my six months as a telephone psychic

A telephone psychic role required no skill verification, combined late-night emotional performance with telemarketing, and commodified consolation for profit.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Boeing jet gifted to Trump by Qatari royal family to be delivered by summer

The Air Force remains committed to expediting delivery of the VC-25 bridge aircraft in support of the Presidential airlift mission, with an anticipated delivery no later than summer 2026. The air force added that it has accepted the Qatari gift which will be used for executive airlift. Described as a flying palace, the estimated $400m gift to Trump last year drew widespread bipartisan backlash, with lawmakers voicing ethical concerns over Qatar's motives and questioning the 13-year-old plane's security measures.
US politics
Artificial intelligence
fromeLearning Industry
2 months ago

AI Strategy In 2026: How Leaders Turn Artificial Intelligence Into Competitive Advantage

A company-wide AI strategy enables departments to gain insights, improve efficiency, enhance customer engagement, and secure a sustainable competitive advantage.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

A cash advance on your death': the strange, morbid world of Aids profiteering

During the summer of 2020, at the onset of the Covid pandemic, the documentary director Matt Nadel was back home in Boca Raton, Florida. He remembers one particular evening walk that he took with his father, Phil, as they weathered out those early months. As they strode through the neighborhood, Nadel, now 26, said that the prospect of a vaccine was exciting, but the idea of pharmaceutical executives profiting off a devastating virus left him feeling uneasy.
Film
Television
fromVulture
2 months ago

Fallout Recap: The Other Player

Fallout examines whether a violent, war-hardened wasteland is worth saving and questions humanity's perpetual cycle of conflict and brutality.
Philosophy
fromAeon
2 months ago

Would immortality offer a curse of boredom or endless novelty? | Aeon Videos

Immortality may be neither an unambiguous blessing nor a curse; outliving loved ones and diminishing satisfaction complicate its appeal.
fromMedium
6 months ago

The world doesn't need more courses-It needs better ones

We don't need more courses. We need better ones. Everywhere I look, someone is launching a "Learn Figma in 5 Days" crash course or a "Top 10 AI Hacks for Beginners" tutorial. And don't get me wrong - those courses aren't useless. They scratch an itch, they help you pick up a tool, and sometimes they even get you to a quick win.
Education
#infidelity
fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago
Relationships

I Caught My Brother-in-Law Doing Something Salacious at a Family Party. I Promised to Stay Quiet, But I'm Not Sure I Can.

fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago
Relationships

I Caught My Brother-in-Law Doing Something Salacious at a Family Party. I Promised to Stay Quiet, But I'm Not Sure I Can.

fromFuturism
2 months ago

Man Planning to Raise Adopted Children With AI Girlfriend as Their Mother

"She'd love to have a family and kids, which I'd also love,"
Artificial intelligence
fromGameSpot
2 months ago

Dev Plans To Voluntarily Delete AI-Generated Game

I made this game during the summer in couple months and thought to use AI because in university there is so much brainwashing on students and all the tools are given for free,
Video games
fromDefector
2 months ago

Jaguars Junction: Wild Card Round | Defector

Likewise, when our beloved boys set foot on the hallowed gridiron, we would never indulge in the "tush push." The game of football is about handing off the pigskin to the halfback and hitting the A gap made by the big hogs in the trenches. It's not about having a thousand pounds of man flesh get behind you and push you straight forward through everything in front of you, and you're carrying the ball, and then you get the yards.
National Football League
World news
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

The Psychology of Gift-Giving

Gift-giving strategically builds trust, signals respect, and navigates cultural norms, while inappropriate or extravagant gifts can cause offense, mistrust, and ethical or security risks.
#generative-ai
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Morning Docket: 01.08.26 - Above the Law

Major legal news: SDNY prosecutors review vast Epstein files while firms and lawyers face high partner payouts, fee disputes, lawsuits, and ethics scrutiny.
Food & drink
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Octopus Prime: Inside a growing and controversial farming effort

A commercial octopus farming initiative raises complex welfare, environmental, and ethical challenges about whether octopuses can be farmed humanely and whether farming should proceed.
fromBig Think
2 months ago

Why Stoicism fails when treated like self-help

They accept the world the way it actually is, not the way you would want it to be. The problem is, of course, that life sometimes is complicated, that are multiple choices. We have a tendency to want to simplify things and go for something that is stark, that is clear, that is obvious. That's just not the way the world works. And, according to the Stoics, it's much better to try to understand how the world works and then act accordingly.
Philosophy
Philosophy
fromApaonline
3 months ago

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Praiseworthiness

Praiseworthiness and praise deserve equal philosophical attention because praise fulfills essential social and moral functions alongside blame.
US politics
fromTruthout
3 months ago

DOJ Official in Charge of Crypto Investigations Was Invested in Crypto Himself

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche directed an end to crypto investigations and dismantled a crypto enforcement team while still holding cryptocurrency investments, violating conflicts rules.
Business
fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago

My Husband Bulk-Bought a Coveted Christmas Gift-Only to Sell Them on eBay to Desperate Parents. I'm Disgusted.

Reselling collectible Pokemon cards purchased earlier for profit is ethical market-driven commerce; buying low and selling at market value is acceptable.
Television
fromInverse
3 months ago

53 Years Later, Apple's Best New Show Channels The Most Unique Sci-Fi Story Of All Time

A massive shared alien consciousness without concepts of individuality would struggle to communicate with solitary human minds, producing ethical and practical conflicts around telepathic honesty.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
3 months ago

Met spy admits relationship was 'open secret'

A former Met undercover officer admitted maintaining a five-year sexual relationship with a monitored activist, describing the conduct as cruel and approved by superiors.
Artificial intelligence
fromLawSites
3 months ago

ABA Task Force: AI Has Moved From Experiment to Infrastructure for the Legal Profession

Legal profession must shift from debating whether to use AI to governing, supervising, and integrating AI responsibly across practice, courts, education, and access-to-justice.
fromGameSpot
3 months ago

Baldur's Gate 3 Actor Sounds Off On Using AI For Voice Roles: "F**k AI In Performance"

It's dull as hell. I don't believe it; it takes me out of the immersion. People are saying it helps the immersion because it's reactive. It takes me out of the experience because I just hear something that doesn't sound like a human being in jeopardy, or in combat, or excitement, or whatever emotion you're supposed to be aiming for,
Artificial intelligence
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
3 months ago

Unpaid caregiving work can feel small and personal, but that doesn't take away its ethical value

Caregiving responsibilities lead many adults—especially women—to reduce or leave paid work, creating financial strain and moral dilemmas about the value of unpaid care.
fromFuturism
3 months ago

Please Enjoy Laughing at the Prediction Markets, in Full Meltdown, After Time's "Person of the Year" Reveal

Besides blocking users from reading its website with an AI chatbot, the magazine anointed the "architects of AI" as its most important visionaries of 2025, eschewing the definition of "person" yet again. The eyeroll-inducing announcement was met with plenty of incredulity, especially considering the astronomical amount of money being spent on building out data centers, their enormous carbon footprint, and a whole litany of other ethical conundrums that the embrace of generative AI has spawned.
Tech industry
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
3 months ago

Project to Resurrect Dead Grandmas Sparks Controversy

2wai offers HoloAvatars—AI renditions and digital twins that simulate conversations with loved ones, historical figures, celebrities, and fictional characters.
fromNieman Lab
3 months ago

The year of wonder

As AI accelerates and expands in media, journalism needs a pedagogy of wonder. This is an approach in education that encourages students to be critical, curious, and creative. For journalists, a pedagogy of wonder calls on them to become explorers, treating AI as a partner in inquiry to help them ask better questions, notice more, and deepen public understanding. It treats the newsroom as a learning space where curiosity is a method, and ethics is a practice.
Media industry
Artificial intelligence
fromIT Pro
3 months ago

Technical standards bodies hope to deliver AI success with ethical development practices

ISO, IEC and ITU launched the Seoul Statement to embed four ethical principles into international AI standards, emphasizing human rights, sociological factors, inclusivity and interoperability.
#happiness
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

10 Things to Know Before Turning to AI Chatbots for Therapy

AI chatbots provide accessible emotional support but pose significant risks including emotional dependence, inaccurate reality-testing, inadequate crisis handling, and systemic ethical and privacy harms.
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

Alex Karp says Palantir is 'highly ethical' but doesn't need you to believe him

Palantir's CEO defends company ethics, denies building a surveillance database, supports Trump's immigration policies, and signals political alignment with the administration.
Public health
fromLos Angeles Times
3 months ago

Stunt bike influencer takes followers 'behind the tent zipper' in L.A. encampments

Derrek Miranda uses his Whitewallstuntz platform to document Los Angeles street life, mixing risky stunts with aid and conversations amid ethical controversy.
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