Recent Articles
NOV 9, 2021 • Article
Seven Myths of Using the Term “Human on the Loop”: “Just What Do You Think You Are Doing, Dave?”
As AI systems are being leveraged and scaled, frequently calls are made for, “meaningful human control” or “meaningful human interaction on the loop.” Originally an ...
NOV 1, 2021 • Journal Online Exclusive
On the Ethics of Vaccine Nationalism: The Case for the Fair Priority for Residents Framework
What are the ethical limits to vaccine nationalism? In this article, Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel and coauthors propose the fair priority for residents (FPR) framework, ...
OCT 29, 2021 • Article
Mind Control to Major Tom: First State Regulates Use of Neurotechnologies
One of the last frontiers of science remains the human mind – but not for much longer.
OCT 20, 2021 • Journal Online Exclusive
EIA Fall 2021 Issue--Out Now!
The editors of Ethics & International Affairs are pleased to present the Fall 2021 issue of the journal! The issue looks at the true cost of maintaining ...
OCT 20, 2021 • Journal
War by Agreement: A Contractarian Ethics of War
Since the 1970s, when the Vietnam War sparked massive opposition across the United States, philosophers and other academics have written a great deal about the ...
OCT 20, 2021 • Journal
Engines of Patriarchy: Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Times of Illiberal Backlash Politics
In recent years, concerns over the risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) have mounted. In response, international organizations (IOs) have begun to translate the emerging ...
OCT 19, 2021 • Article
Let’s Start a Conversation About the Technosocial Contract
The last 30 years have seen a rising tide of technological mediation of individual lives. Half of the planet has Internet access, and international organizations are ...
OCT 19, 2021 • Article
Why the Social Contract Must Become the Technosocial Contract
The human condition is a technological condition. Technologies are at the heart of how we live together, understand ourselves, make meaning, know the world around ...
OCT 19, 2021 • Article
Let's Use Today to Empower Ethics and Build a Better Future
"It's clear that humanity faces a number of global-scale challenges," writes Joel Rosenthal in his Global Ethics Day message. "Although this moment may feel overwhelming, ...
OCT 19, 2021 • Article
Are You Actually Interested in the Ethics of AI?
Ethical principles are broad and general, while every individual application of artificial intelligence (AI) is concrete and specific. How to operationalize ethical principles in practice ...