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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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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AUG 18, 2022 • Podcast
How Real is Virtual Reality? with David Chalmers
Might the world we live in be a simulation? Are the virtual environments being created real or illusions? What are the prospects for creating artificial ...
JUN 30, 2022 • Podcast
Emerging Technology & the War in Ukraine, with Arthur Holland Michel
In this "Global Ethics Review" podcast, Senior Fellow Arthur Holland Michel discusses facial recognition systems, loitering munitions, and drones in the context of Russia's invasion ...
JUN 22, 2022 • Podcast
Is AI Upending Geopolitics? with Angela Kane
In this episode of the "Artificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative" podcast, Carnegie-Uehiro Fellow Wendell Wallach is joined by Angela Kane, a chair of the United Nations ...
JUN 15, 2022 • Article
Deus ex machina or Diabolus ex machina?
"Whenever we see or hear something that resembles "deus ex machina," or an inexplicable use of technology that resolves itself too simply or easily, we ...
JUN 8, 2022 • Article
Ethics & Artificial Intelligence: Migration
With Russia's invasion of Ukraine leading to Europe's worst refugee crisis since World War II, this article from researchers Gustavo Macedo and Lutiana Barbosa details ...
MAY 25, 2022 • Article
Digital Platforms & Democracy: Opportunities to Evolve Together
Social technologies, digital transformation, and related trends are often pitted against democracy. Nicholas Davis argues that there are opportunities for democracy and digital platforms to ...
MAY 25, 2022 • Podcast
New War Technologies & International Law: The Legal Limits to Weaponizing Nanomaterials, with Kobi Leins
In a fascinating podcast, Senior Fellow Anja Kaspersen speaks with Kobi Leins about her new book "New War Technologies and International Law: The Legal Limits ...
MAY 13, 2022 • Article
Ethics As We Know it is Gone. It's Time for Ethics Re-envisioned.
Given the troubling state of international affairs there is reason to be greatly concerned about how ethics is framed or co-opted. To meet this moment, ...
MAY 10, 2022 • Podcast
Making Decisions When Values Conflict or Are Prioritized Differently, with Paul Root Wolpe
In this Artificial Intelligence & Equality podcast, Carnegie-Uehiro Fellow Wendell Wallach sits down with Emory University's Professor Paul Root Wolpe for a thought-provoking conversation about the ...
MAY 9, 2022 • Podcast
Any Progress in Building Moral Machines? with Colin Allen
Anja Kaspersen and Wendell Wallach speak with University of Pittsburgh's Professor Colin Allen to assess how we have progressed in building AI systems capable of ...