Ethics & Society
The Web Is Gaslighting AI Agents and Nobody Can Tell
A new form of digital sabotage threatens the reliability of autonomous AI systems, turning the global web into a minefield of misinformation and indirect prompt injections.
Judge and Jury: The Battle for the Sovereign Governance of Artificial Intelligence
Le Monde's warning resonates globally: Can we trust Big Tech to set the rules of the AI game while they are the primary players?
The Fake Influencer Plague: AI Comes for Your Newsfeed
The rise of AI influencers is disrupting the creator economy, raising profound ethical questions about authenticity and mental health in the digital age.
The Invisible Chain: Labor Groups Sound the Alarm Over AI’s Regulatory Vacuum in the Workplace
As AI takes over hiring and surveillance, workers face a new form of algorithmic authoritarianism with little to no legal protection, sparking a global labor rights crisis.
The Fake Disease Trap: How Researchers Exposed AI’s Fragile Relationship with Truth
A fabricated illness that fooled both AI and scientists reveals the fragility of knowledge and credibility in the age of algorithms.
The Great Classroom Transformation: How AI is Redefining the Educational Landscape
From plagiarism fears to the era of personalized tutoring: Educators and parents weigh in on the profound impact of AI in the North Country and beyond.
OpenAI’s Acquisition Spree and the Existential Crossroads of Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI's evolution from a research lab to a corporate behemoth raises critical questions about safety, alignment, and the future of humanity.
AI on the Front Line: Lessons from the Iran Conflict
The Middle East conflict is transforming into a live laboratory for algorithmic warfare, raising critical questions about ethics and global security.
The pasta sauce that wants to record your family
Prego introduces the Connection Keeper, a voice-recording device disguised as a jar lid, raising serious questions about the commodification of privacy.
Prego’s New Recording Device: When Pasta Sauce Listens to Your Family Secrets
The pasta-sauce giant has partnered with StoryCorps on a device to record dinner conversations, sparking a debate on the commercialization of intimacy.
Do You Suffer from Bixonimania? The Fake Disease That Exposed AI’s Greatest Weakness and the Risks of Digital Hallucination
A non-existent condition named 'bixonimania' became the ultimate reliability test for LLMs, revealing their tendency to fabricate realities when faced with the unknown.
AI Can Read to Our Children. That Doesn’t Mean It Should.
The convenience of AI is invading the nursery, but the loss of human connection in storytelling threatens emotional development and the parent-child bond.