Recent Articles
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
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 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
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 ...
OCT 14, 2021 • Journal Online Exclusive
Global Ethics Day Reading List
Global Ethics Day is Wednesday, October 20! Created by Carnegie Council, Global Ethics Day is an annual moment to explore the meaning of ethics in daily ...
OCT 4, 2021 • Journal Online Exclusive
What We've Been Reading
Welcome to our roundup of news and current events related to ethics and international affairs! Here’s some of what we’ve been reading this ...
OCT 1, 2021 • Journal
Fall 2021 (35.3)
The editors of Ethics & International Affairs are pleased to present the Fall 2021 issue of the journal! The highlight of this issue is a book symposium ...
SEP 29, 2021 • Article
Why Soft Law is the Best Way to Approach the Pacing Problem in AI
There is still skepticism about the role of soft law in AI. Some posit that we must have hard law to protect people, and I ...
SEP 15, 2021 • Article
Five Challenges with Multistakeholder Initiatives on AI
Applications of artificial intelligence are creating new spaces that need governance. Multistakeholder initiatives are promising, but they must meaningfully include everyone whose voices need to ...