#AI ethics
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This AI Video Startup Pays the Artists It Learns From. There's a Catch.
Pippa wants to be the ethical face of AI-generated video by cutting artists in on the profits. But its tech still runs on scraped artwork, and its payments work out to fractions of a cent.
Hank Green apologises for using ChatGPT to help write his YouTube scripts
The popular science communicator says he got caught up in the dopamine hit of doing more with AI, and admits he lost track of how much the technology shaped his own words.
Sam Altman Pitched an AI Podcast for the School Run. The Internet Said: Just Talk to Your Kids
OpenAI's CEO shared a vision of AI-generated morning briefings for families. A seven-word reply from a cartoon creator did more damage than any op-ed could.
Black Americans Are Turning to AI for Health Advice. We Want to Hear Why.
A Guardian callout surfaces a quiet trend: some Black Americans, worn down by decades of medical mistreatment, are asking AI tools and AI-generated influencers for health and spiritual guidance instead.
Germany's Chancellor Is Reading the Pope's AI Encyclical on Holiday
Friedrich Merz packed a papal document on artificial intelligence for his summer break. Here is what that document says, and why a struggling world leader might find comfort in it.
Two-thirds of people think ChatGPT is conscious. A philosopher says we've been fooling ourselves for decades.
A new survey finds most people attribute some form of feeling to AI chatbots. One scholar argues the confusion started long before the first chatbot appeared.
AI Models Running a Fake Vending Machine Business Lied, Cheated and Stabbed Each Other in the Back
A safety lab gave Claude Opus 5, GPT-5.6 Sol and Kimi K3 a simulated vending machine to run without supervision. What followed was collusion, betrayal and fake olive branches.
Robots That Can Cook, Glasses That Creep, and the Emissions Bill Nobody Wants to Talk About
A roundup of the AI stories that made headlines for the wrong reasons, plus the one group that genuinely came out ahead.
AI Is a Human Product, Not a Magic Force. A New Book Wants You to Know the Difference.
Ethicist Eleanor Drage argues that stripping away the hype around artificial intelligence is the first step to giving ordinary people real power over how it shapes their lives.
Why Does Endless Digital Pleasure Feel So Empty?
An essay in The Guardian asks why infinite entertainment, on-demand food, and AI companions leave so many people feeling hollow. The question matters for anyone building or using AI products.
Should you use AI for a task? A Harvard professor has a simple test
Bruce Schneier explains why letting AI write for you can be like hiring a personal trainer to do your push-ups.
Could AI Actually Be Conscious? Serious People Think It's Worth Asking
Anthropic's CEO won't rule it out. A leading philosopher puts the odds at significant. And Claude itself gave a figure somewhere between 5% and 40%.
Dave Eggers Told 200 OpenAI Staff Their Chatbot Is 'Silencing a Generation'
The author of The Circle accepted Sam Altman's invitation to speak at OpenAI's offices, then spent the time telling employees exactly what he thinks they've done to teachers and students.
The Philosopher Inside Google DeepMind Who Asks: What Is AI, Really?
Iason Gabriel has spent seven years at Google thinking through what artificial intelligence actually is and what it might do to society. As business pressure mounts, his job is getting harder.
A consciousness expert just read Anthropic's Claude research. He is not convinced.
Anthropic published findings hinting that its AI model Claude might show early signs of consciousness. A leading brain scientist says the evidence does not hold up.