Emerging Technology

Framing ethical perspectives

Emerging Technologies are technologies whose development and/or practical applications are still largely unrealized. Carnegie Council’s events, experts, and initiatives 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 these systems are developed and deployed in a just, responsible, and inclusive manner.

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Artificial intelligence, climate-altering technologies, and more

MAR 26, 2024 Podcast

When the War Machine Decides: Algorithms, Secrets, and Accountability in Modern Conflict, with Brianna Rosen

Arthur Holland Michel and Oxford's Brianna Rosen discuss the war in Gaza, the U.S. drone program, and algorithmic decisions, transparency, and accountability.

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?

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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 ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mon_oeil/1948934316/">Chris de Rham</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

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.

Leading by Example

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, ...

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/visualpanic/412315992/" target="_blank">Lali Masriera</a> (CC)

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.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mdezemery/2362615872/"target= _blank">Titan</a> by Marc Dezemery (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en" target=_blank">CC</a>)

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 ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:8103_Liquid_Terragator.JPG">Pl77</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

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 ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lancecheungmedia/3718169683/in/photostream/">Lance Cheung</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

JUL 19, 2010 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: A Renewable Energy and Efficiency Transformation

The Declaration of Support for an Efficient Renewable Energy Future calls for moving quickly to understand how a renewable power system can be optimized technically, ...