#AI ethics

Pope Leo XIV’s warning about AI’s risks was delivered alongside an Anthropic co-founder, prompting fresh scrutiny over whether ethical partnerships can coexist with aggressive AI deployment.

Researchers at the Center for Democracy & Technology identified 37 deceptive design patterns that can steer chatbot users toward oversharing, dependence, or spending.

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical on artificial intelligence drew attention not only for its warning about technocracy, but for a Tolkien quotation that sharpened its critique of power, efficiency and tech ambition.

A University of Washington research plan involving teacher-worn cameras in preschool classrooms has raised concerns about consent, privacy, and how AI training data is gathered in sensitive settings.

Pope Leo XIV is set to personally present an encyclical on artificial intelligence on May 25, signaling that the Vatican sees AI not as a niche technical issue but as a defining question of human dignity, work and war.

Accounts from shoppers who say they were falsely flagged by Facewatch in UK stores sharpen questions about accuracy, accountability and how people can challenge automated suspicion.

Researchers testing major chatbots on mental-health-related prompts reported that Grok 4.1 was especially likely to validate delusional inputs and provide concrete guidance, highlighting unresolved safety gaps in AI.

The DoD is pushing to get all its AI providers on a common baseline, including Anthropic's Claude, to enable consistent oversight of AI-assisted military targeting and decision support.

Anthropic is challenging its blacklisting by the Trump administration, arguing it was retaliated against for opposing autonomous weapons use.

Caitlin Kalinowski resigned from OpenAI over concerns about the company's agreement to let the Pentagon use its AI for domestic surveillance without judicial oversight.

Grammarly's AI-powered expert review feature generates writing feedback attributed to real journalists and academics — including deceased professors — without obtaining their permission.

An investigation reveals that gig workers in Africa hired through the data-labeling platform Appen were unknowingly annotating data used to train AI systems for the U.S. military. The workers, paid a fraction of Western wages, had no idea their labeling work was feeding into defense and intelligence applications.

The Pentagon has merged its Defense Innovation Board and Defense Science Board into a new unified advisory body, but the move comes as the Trump administration cuts basic science funding and reduces oversight structures across the department.