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.
Featured Emerging Technology Resources
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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OCT 26, 2010 • Podcast
What Technology Wants
In a brand-new view of technology, co-founder of "Wired" magazine Kevin Kelly suggests that it is not just a jumble of wires and metal. He ...
OCT 18, 2010 • Podcast
Sustainable Societies
What will it take to build sustainable societies? The panel includes Sartaz Ahmed of Booz and Company on building sustainable cities; Larry Burns (formerly of ...
OCT 12, 2010 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: The Missing MDG
Access to sustainable, affordable, and clean energy sources underpins the ability to realize all the Millennium Development Goals.
OCT 4, 2010 • Podcast
Leading by Example
Representatives from the Navy, the Marines, and the Army Corps of Engineers illustrate how the U.S. military is on the forefront of efforts to ...
OCT 3, 2010 • Podcast
Ethics in Business: Interview with Ian Yolles, Chief Marketing Officer at RecycleBank
RecycleBank's mission is to entice consumers to recycle with a rewards system similar to frequent flyer programs. "You can think of it, in a sense, ...
SEP 23, 2010 • Article
Sustainability: An Engine for Growth
"Sustainability is changing the way businesses think about innovation—with customers, partners, and within organizations themselves," writes Corporate EcoForum's Jeffrey Hittner.
SEP 22, 2010 • Podcast
Eco Innovations: Small Spark, Big Impact
How do sustainable innovations make it to market? Three very different inventors talk about their creative process, how their inventions have had a social impact, ...
SEP 20, 2010 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Journalism Students Interview Policy Innovations
Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media students interview editor Devin T. Stewart on how journalists can use social media for newsgathering, research, interviews, crowdsourcing, and ...
AUG 12, 2010 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Altered Genes and Their Vendors
The evidence on both sides of the genetic modification debate is inconclusive, but attentive regulation could ensure crop safety in developed and developing countries.
JUL 29, 2010 • Podcast
Ethics in Business: Interview with Digital Activist Mary Joyce
Joyce, who worked on Obama's campaign, defines digital activism as the use of digital technology in campaigns for social and political change. But technology is ...