Internet Ethics
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The Internet Ethics program at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University / Irina Raicu behind the keyboard
Joined January 2013
Using #AI well requires a certain level of AI literacy. AI #ethics literacy is a part of AI literacy: https://t.co/dnGRkHMk9p
#education #highered #tech #SiliconValley
scu.edu
A growing list of AI ethics issues and links to relevant materials from the Ethics Center.
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"'Biogeochemical' profiling [using #ML] reveals the impact of marine heatwaves": https://t.co/whY5leAZh4
#ethics #AI #research #sustainability #environment
spectrum.ieee.org
Can robotic floats help us understand the ocean's response to climate change? Discover how they monitor vital signs below the surface.
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"The bank also highlighted a trend of Bitcoin miners converting existing facilities into high-performance computing centers": https://t.co/7DbDNrDf7U
#ethics #tech #energy #AI #sustainability #business #gov #research
finance.yahoo.com
Investing.com -- Morgan Stanley analysts warned in a note this week that surging artificial intelligence demand could leave the United States facing a “power shortfall totaling as much as 20%” for...
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A German court ruled that OpenAI’s ChatGPT violated the nation’s copyright laws by training its language models on licensed musical work without permission.
techcrunch.com
A German court ruled that OpenAI’s ChatGPT violated the nation’s copyright laws by training its language models on licensed musical work without permission.
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Open-weight models are becoming increasingly capable while creating significant risks beyond those that already exist for closed-weight models. To continue benefiting from the advantages of open-weight models, it is urgent to develop risk mitigation methodologies specifically for
🚨New paper🚨 From a technical perspective, safeguarding open-weight model safety is AI safety in hard mode. But there's still a lot of progress to be made. Our new paper covers 16 open problems. 🧵🧵🧵
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"This is the first time the public #health impacts from onsite diesel backup generators... and offsite electricity production have been estimated and compiled alongside other impacts for California data centers" https://t.co/XtfyfYTibM
#ethics #tech #research #sustainability #gov
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"Which 2025 #AI bills became #law in California?" https://t.co/jCTd0aDBA2
#ethics #policy #gov #business
techequity.us
Of the 60+ AI bills introduced to the California legislature, which made it to the Governor's desk? Which became law? Find out now!
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Re. "recent safety research" mentioned--"The estimates of prevalence in current production traffic... may change materially as we continue to refine our taxonomies, our measurement methodologies mature, and our user population’s behavior changes": https://t.co/cWy8oXmZ9b
#health
openai.com
We worked with more than 170 mental health experts to help ChatGPT more reliably recognize signs of distress, respond with care, and guide people toward real-world support–reducing responses that...
GPT-5.1 is a great new model that we think people are going to like more than 5. But with 800M+ people using ChatGPT, one default personality won’t work for everyone. We launched new preset personalities so people can make ChatGPT their own. https://t.co/oYcRqKfYoF
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#ChatGPT now comes w/ "a range of presets: professional, friendly, candid, quirky, efficient, cynical and nerdy. The model has the same capabilities whether you select the default or one of these, but the style of its responses will be different": https://t.co/HLsOiDaQsR
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"Judge Rules Flock #Surveillance Images Are Public Records That Can Be Requested By Anyone": https://t.co/6cIK1K3Mhj
#ethics #law #privacy #gov
404media.co
A Washington judge said images taken by Flock cameras are "not exempt from disclosure" in public record requests.
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"We all agree that '#AI Alignment'— ... training AIs to behave in a way that aligns with our values and expectations--has not been solved when it comes to current AI systems... We all agree that on the current trajectory, AIs will continue to be misaligned..." #ethics #law #tech
We enjoyed the opportunity for productive discussion with the authors of AI 2027 to find areas of common ground. We are also planning an “adversarial collaboration”.
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Model 3 and Model Y battery packs retain 85% of their capacity on average after 200K miles of driving We also offer an 8 years or 120,000 miles battery warranty, whichever comes first
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"#Google is suing to stop phishing attacks that target millions globally... alleging that the Lighthouse enterprise’s scheme 'disproportionately targets US victims' by relying on trusted institutions like USPS or known brands like E-Z Pass" https://t.co/zeL0qTJKFh
#cybersec #law
arstechnica.com
“Phishing for dummies” kits make it easier to scam millions, Google alleged.
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"#Google is suing to stop phishing attacks that target millions globally... alleging that the Lighthouse enterprise’s scheme 'disproportionately targets US victims' by relying on trusted institutions like USPS or known brands like E-Z Pass" https://t.co/zeL0qTJKFh
#cybersec #law
arstechnica.com
“Phishing for dummies” kits make it easier to scam millions, Google alleged.
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"The bank also highlighted a trend of Bitcoin miners converting existing facilities into high-performance computing centers": https://t.co/7DbDNrDf7U
#ethics #tech #energy #AI #sustainability #business #gov #research
finance.yahoo.com
Investing.com -- Morgan Stanley analysts warned in a note this week that surging artificial intelligence demand could leave the United States facing a “power shortfall totaling as much as 20%” for...
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First they outlaw normal Internet usage, then they come for the VPNs. Don’t pretend for a second there’s an opt-out.
techradar.com
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
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📝 Research Grant applications to support research on applied ethics are now open to current @SantaClaraUniv uGrad and Grad students. 📆 Due by 5 p.m. PST Friday, November 21, 2025 🔗 For more info https://t.co/4zVIwyqkQA #️⃣ #SantaClaraUniversity #ResearchGrants #ethics
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ICYMI: "These human-AI relationships can progress more rapidly than human-human relationships... Such ‘accelerated’ comfort stems from both the perceived anonymity of computer systems and #AI companions’ deliberate non-judgemental #design": https://t.co/TGki3rgC92
#ethics #tech
adalovelaceinstitute.org
What are the possible long-term effects of AI companions on individuals and society?
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"Evidence on the impacts of #AI companionship is far outpaced by its adoption. While early studies suggest short-term mental #health benefits, we lack evidence on longer-term psychological effects, like emotional dependency..., as well as the effects on societal cohesion." #tech
ICYMI: "These human-AI relationships can progress more rapidly than human-human relationships... Such ‘accelerated’ comfort stems from both the perceived anonymity of computer systems and #AI companions’ deliberate non-judgemental #design": https://t.co/TGki3rgC92
#ethics #tech
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"The provision would make it a violation of the #law to not notify a senator if their phone records or other metadata was taken from a service provider like a phone company. There are some exceptions...": https://t.co/5AGxroShDp
#ethics #privacy #gov
nytimes.com
Republicans have voiced outrage that Jack Smith looked at G.O.P. lawmakers’ phone records surrounding the Jan. 6 attack. Legislation to reopen the government would allow them to sue for $500,000 each.
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