July 2026
AI ethics
27 - 07/26 /15:46
Societies often fail to wrestle with the questions that ultimately define their civilization. In the case of artificial intelligence (AI), choices are now being made in boardrooms and research labs that will direct our culture.
We need a clear understanding of what it means to be human, and clear limits on AI’s influence on the social order. AI development is far ahead of ethical deliberation. Read More…
We need a clear understanding of what it means to be human, and clear limits on AI’s influence on the social order. AI development is far ahead of ethical deliberation. Read More…
AI consciousness
11 - 07/26 /13:59
Pope Leo asserts artificial intelligence—the cognitive systems tech companies are racing to build—could never have inner lives. AI could never develop consciousness. Why not? Because, the Pope claims, they “do not undergo experiences”, “do not feel joy or pain” and “do not have moral conscience”.
Much of what passes for “AI alignment”—the process of encoding human values and goals into AI models to make them as helpful, safe and reliable as possible—is, in fact, a few powerful Silicon Valley labs encoding their idiosyncratic values into AI systems designed to re-shape human life. Read More…
Much of what passes for “AI alignment”—the process of encoding human values and goals into AI models to make them as helpful, safe and reliable as possible—is, in fact, a few powerful Silicon Valley labs encoding their idiosyncratic values into AI systems designed to re-shape human life. Read More…