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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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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CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blixt/171174944/">Martin McKenna</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

APR 20, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Europe Calls U.S. on Gambling Laws

Europe's WTO complaint has re-raised the issue of gambling legalization and regulation in the United States -- a topic that should arouse the interest of ...

President Obama and Prime Minister Taro <br>Aso of Japan. Credit: <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/02/24/Welcoming-the-Japanese-PM-to-the-Oval-Office/">White House</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

APR 8, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: A Realistic Japan Policy for the Obama Administration

This memo aims to give U.S. President Barack Obama an overview of Japan and of the U.S.-Japan alliance, and to suggest policy ...

APR 7, 2009 Podcast

Barbara Crossette Interviews Nandan Nilekani

Journalist Barbara Crossette talks to Indian software entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani about his book, "Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation." Their topics include politics, ...

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APR 7, 2009 Podcast

Evan O'Neil Interviews Michael Rea and Scott Kaufman of Carbon Trust

Evan O'Neil talks with the COO and the U.S. Project Manager of Carbon Trust, an independent company set up by the U.K. government ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/swisscan/1021246507/">Reto Fetz</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

FEB 25, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Peer-to-Peer Finance: A Flight to Simplicity

Since bank capital will likely be further depleted as the credit crunch spreads into the productive economy, peer-to-peer finance offers a solution from an entirely ...

FEB 20, 2009 Podcast

Global Ethics Corner: The Great Firewall of China

Should foreign companies fudge a commitment to free speech to gain early market access? Is some information better than none, or is censorship a black ...

Obama's exclusive <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAnQASZS-70">Al Arabiya interview</a>.

FEB 18, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: The New Ethic of Public Diplomacy

With President Obama's choice for under secretary of public diplomacy still unknown, it's hard to gauge where strategic communications are headed. But in the era ...

image of book cover - Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century

FEB 11, 2009 Podcast

Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century

Once the stuff of science fiction, robotics are already changing the way wars are being fought, says P.W. Singer. How will they affect the ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/sarowen/2763771509/">Sarah</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

FEB 9, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Black Carbon an Easy Target for Climate Change

The particulate matter called black carbon is the second most potent greenhouse warming agent after carbon dioxide. Filtering it out of diesel emissions today would ...

Japan power lines, by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/wivern/39180494/">Yuki Takaku</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

FEB 3, 2009 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: How Japan Became an Efficiency Superpower

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso pushed for concrete carbon reductions at Davos this year, three decades after oil shocks propelled Japan toward "efficiency superpower" status. ...