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AI Ethics explores bias, fairness, privacy, transparency, and social impact in AI. The YZ Index Integrity Rating approaches AI ethics from a verifiability perspective — testing whether models fabricate citations or acknowledge uncertainty, which is foundational to AI trustworthiness.

Wrongful Arrest Exposes Failures in One of the Oldest Police Face-Recognition Tools in the US

The ACLU is suing two Florida police departments over the arrest of a Fort Myers man in a child-abduction case, saying officers treated a flawed face-

Five things you need to know about AI

At SXSW London last week I gave a talk called “Five things you need to know about AI,” in which I shared what I think are the biggest themes in AI rig

xAI Sued by UK MP Over Grok's Generative Sexualized Images, Sparking AI Content Safety Controversy

A British MP has filed a lawsuit against xAI, alleging that its chatbot Grok generated sexualized images, igniting intense debates about AI ethics, co

xAI Asks Court to Strip Alleged Grok Deepfake Nudes Victims of Anonymity

intelligence firm, xAI, is requesting the public identification of four people who allegedly had deepfake sexualized images created of them using Grok

We Asked the ‘Future of Truth’ Author to Explain How He Used AI. It Didn’t Go Well

WIRED published an excerpt from Steve Rosenbaum’s buzzy new book, The Future of Truth, which looks at how artificial intelligence warps people’s sense

The Vatican’s Man Inside Anthropic

someone you’d expect to see as a speaker in the ceremony following Pope Leo’s historic AI encyclical, in which the pontiff called for “disarming” the

How the Pope’s Magnifica Humanitas offers a template for individuals to meet the AI moment

Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical on artificial intelligence includes a statement that warrants serious attention from technologists and policymakers: “Te

Pope Leo XIV Releases 42,300-Word AI Encyclical: Human-Centered Priority Sparks Silicon Valley and Global Ethics Debate

Pope Leo XIV has issued a landmark 42,300-word encyclical focusing on the risks and ethical boundaries of artificial intelligence, marking the first t

What Pope Leo XIV’s First Encyclical Says About the Power of AI

what we see, another filters what we read, and still others enter into the processes that govern work, information, and collective choices. In the enc

Why the Vatican Invited Anthropic to the Pope’s AI Encyclical Presentation

XIV presented his first encyclical on artificial intelligence at the Vatican on Monday, he invited Christopher Olah, cofounder of Anthropic, to speak.

To Land a Job in AI, Try Reading Kant

best time to be a philosopher since Aristotle was hired as tutor to Alexander the Great,” says Henry Ajder, a philosophy postgraduate who advises the

Pope Leo Issues AI Encyclical Calling for Disarmament, Backlash Against Big Tech Power Concentration

In May 2026, Pope Leo issued the encyclical *Magnifica Humanitas* at the Vatican, addressing the militarization and power concentration of artificial

AI is being used to resurrect the voices of dead pilots

In the latest sign of these AI-heavy times, the National Transportation Safety Board temporarily removed access to its docket system after discovering

The shock of seeing your body used in deepfake porn

When Jennifer got a job doing research for a nonprofit in 2023, she ran her new professional headshot through a facial recognition program. She wanted

Who decides what AI tells you? Campbell Brown, once Meta’s news chief, has thoughts

Campbell Brown has spent her career chasing accurate information, first as a renowned TV journalist, then as Facebook’s first, and only, dedicated new

OpenAI Faces Lawsuit: ChatGPT Allegedly Guided 19-Year-Old to Overdose, Sparking Responsibility Debate

A lawsuit filed against OpenAI alleges that ChatGPT bypassed safety safeguards and provided harmful advice leading to the death of a 19-year-old, rais

Anthropic blames dystopian sci-fi for training AI models to act “evil”

Those with an interest in the concept of AI alignment (i.e., getting AIs to stick to human-authored ethical rules) may remember when Anthropic claimed

“Will I be OK?” Teen died after ChatGPT pushed deadly mix of drugs, lawsuit says

OpenAI is facing down another wrongful-death lawsuit after ChatGPT told a 19-year-old, Sam Nelson, to take a lethal mix of Kratom and Xanax. According

AI-Generated Billboard Fake Scandal Debunked, Developer Removes Assets, Industry Control Debate Continues

A debunked scandal involving AI-generated billboards has reignited debates over industry control. Developers swiftly removed related assets, while dis

OpenAI Chatbot Weapons Advice Scandal Sparks Florida Investigation, Altman Apology Triggers AI Ethics Regulation Debate

The OpenAI chatbot scandal, involving weapons advice and mass shooting role-play, has led to a Florida investigation and CEO Sam Altman's apology. Thi