Framing ethical perspectives
Emerging Technologies are technologies whose development and/or practical applications are still largely unrealized. If left unchecked, these technologies could exacerbate inequality and empower autocrats, destabilize society, and destroy the concept of privacy. Carnegie Council’s events, experts, and impact initiatives, such as the Artificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative (AIEI), focus on the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies and aim to map the field, illuminate topics requiring further research, and build a diverse community of experts, with the goal of ensuring that AI is developed and deployed in a just, responsible, and inclusive manner.
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Artificial intelligence, climate-altering technologies, and more
APR 9, 2024 • Video
Algorithms of War: The Use of AI in Armed Conflict
From Gaza to Ukraine, the military applications of AI are fundamentally reshaping the ethics of war. How should policymakers navigate AI’s inherent trade-offs?
MAR 27, 2024 • Article
The Specter of EMP Weapons in Space
Visiting Fellow Zhanna Malekos Smith details the danger of electromagnetic pulse weapons. How can nations protect themselves from this catastrophic threat?
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Carnegie Ethics Accelerator
The Carnegie Ethics Accelerator is a new kind of incubator designed to empower ethics in the face of swiftly evolving challenges in technology and public policies.
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JAN 12, 2018 • Podcast
Top Risks and Ethical Decisions 2018 with Eurasia Group's Ian Bremmer
Probably the most dangerous geopolitical environment in decades-China, AI, Trump, end of Pax Americana--yes, it's very bad. But all these challenges energize political scientist Ian ...
JAN 10, 2018 • Podcast
Extreme Poverty in the United States, with the UN's Philip Alston
The UN's Philip Alston traveled across the U.S. recently and found appalling conditions, from homelessness in California to open sewage in rural Alabama. He ...
DEC 20, 2017 • Podcast
Trump's National Security Strategy, with Julianne Smith
"I would say most of the people I have talked to outside of government, including some people in Congress, have been a little taken aback," ...
NOV 30, 2017 • Podcast
Digital World War: Islamists, Extremists, and the Fight for Cyber Supremacy, with Haroon Ullah
Despite defeats like Mosul and Raqqa, ISIS and other extremist groups are thriving, says Ullah. For them, the most important battlefield is not the physical ...
NOV 22, 2017 • Podcast
From Charlottesville to North Korea: Filming Social Change with Josh Davis
In a wide-ranging conversation, Emmy award-winning Vice News producer Josh Davis takes Devin Stewart behind the scenes of his in-depth documentaries, from the deadly white ...
OCT 11, 2017 • Article
Let’s Be Frank: The Impact of Dodd-Frank and International Legislation on Congolese Extractive Industry
President Trump proposes killing off elements of the Dodd-Frank Act that require energy and mineral resource companies to hold U.S. companies accountable for their ...
OCT 3, 2017 • Podcast
Fake News and Google with Daniel Sieberg
How much of a threat is fake news to the average citizen? What is Google doing to counteract its spread? Learn more with this conversation ...
SEP 12, 2017 • Podcast
The Risks and Rewards of Big Data, Algorithms, and Machine Learning, with danah boyd
How do we analyze vast swaths of data and who decides what to collect? For example, big data may help us cure cancer, but the ...
SEP 6, 2017 • Podcast
The Driver in the Driverless Car with Vivek Wadhwa
What are the social and ethical implications of new technologies such as widespread automation and gene editing? These innovations are no longer in the realm ...
JUL 21, 2017 • Podcast
Alexander Klimburg on "The Darkening Web: The War for Cyberspace"
In the West we view cyber threats as largely a technical issue, while in Russia and China they see it in terms of propaganda, information ...