This work was motivated by a deep appreciation for the 2023 NASEM report on population descriptors, which at the time felt like a groundbreaking feat: geneticists, sociologists, anthropologists, & ethicists speaking with one voice on the use of race, ethnicity, and ancestry in genetic studies
October 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
This work was motivated by a deep appreciation for the 2023 NASEM report on population descriptors, which at the time felt like a groundbreaking feat: geneticists, sociologists, anthropologists, & ethicists speaking with one voice on the use of race, ethnicity, and ancestry in genetic studies
The most important design question is not, “Can we reproduce the voice?”
It is: What must the system refuse to claim, even when the imitation sounds perfect?
I would want grief counselors, ethicists, families, and skeptics involved before such an experience reached the public.
It is: What must the system refuse to claim, even when the imitation sounds perfect?
I would want grief counselors, ethicists, families, and skeptics involved before such an experience reached the public.
October 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
The most important design question is not, “Can we reproduce the voice?”
It is: What must the system refuse to claim, even when the imitation sounds perfect?
I would want grief counselors, ethicists, families, and skeptics involved before such an experience reached the public.
It is: What must the system refuse to claim, even when the imitation sounds perfect?
I would want grief counselors, ethicists, families, and skeptics involved before such an experience reached the public.
Nice overview of potential benefits of this approach - challenge is the ethics...These researchers did engage w/ethicists throughout - but this work touches on big ethics challenges. | Brain organoids grafted into cortex-free mice will advance human brain research. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Brain organoids grafted into cortex-free mice will advance human brain research
Cell-based models of the human cortex transplanted into mice produce neurons that are inaccessible in vitro, and could enable scientists to link brain injury to behaviour.
www.nature.com
October 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Nice overview of potential benefits of this approach - challenge is the ethics...These researchers did engage w/ethicists throughout - but this work touches on big ethics challenges. | Brain organoids grafted into cortex-free mice will advance human brain research. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump’s refuses to heed warnings within tech industry itself—not to mention politicians, ethicists, philosophers, and others, instead he is trusting Tech Companies to Self-Police AI. What Could Go Wrong?
thenationmagazine.substack.com/p/trump-is-t...
thenationmagazine.substack.com/p/trump-is-t...
Trump Is Trusting Tech Companies to Self-Police AI. What Could Go Wrong?
Trump’s refusal to heed the warnings from within the tech industry might end up being his most asinine legacy.
thenationmagazine.substack.com
October 6, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Trump’s refuses to heed warnings within tech industry itself—not to mention politicians, ethicists, philosophers, and others, instead he is trusting Tech Companies to Self-Police AI. What Could Go Wrong?
thenationmagazine.substack.com/p/trump-is-t...
thenationmagazine.substack.com/p/trump-is-t...
washingtonpost
Democratic House members are writing bills to rein in a president’s emergency powers. Lawyers are strategizing about how to insulate the Justice Department from presidential influence. Ethicists are writing rules to prevent a future first family from self-dealing.
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Democratic House members are writing bills to rein in a president’s emergency powers. Lawyers are strategizing about how to insulate the Justice Department from presidential influence. Ethicists are writing rules to prevent a future first family from self-dealing.
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October 5, 2026 at 11:43 PM
washingtonpost
Democratic House members are writing bills to rein in a president’s emergency powers. Lawyers are strategizing about how to insulate the Justice Department from presidential influence. Ethicists are writing rules to prevent a future first family from self-dealing.
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Democratic House members are writing bills to rein in a president’s emergency powers. Lawyers are strategizing about how to insulate the Justice Department from presidential influence. Ethicists are writing rules to prevent a future first family from self-dealing.
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ethicists and scientists who study primate brains may disagree on the implications, but I personally don't see a problem with a granular definition of consciousness by which chimpanzees are orders of magnitude more conscious than fish and rats. it's not a contest, who cares?
October 5, 2026 at 7:24 AM
ethicists and scientists who study primate brains may disagree on the implications, but I personally don't see a problem with a granular definition of consciousness by which chimpanzees are orders of magnitude more conscious than fish and rats. it's not a contest, who cares?
Do we have any zombie ethicists? I know people generally don't want their brains eaten but zombies gotta eat so it seems like we could find some sort of compromise.
October 5, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Do we have any zombie ethicists? I know people generally don't want their brains eaten but zombies gotta eat so it seems like we could find some sort of compromise.
(WaPo) Democratic House members are writing bills to rein in a president’s emergency powers. Lawyers are strategizing about how to insulate the Justice Department from presidential influence. A House measure would block a president from unilaterally remodeling the White House. Ethicists are […]
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October 5, 2026 at 4:26 AM
(WaPo) Democratic House members are writing bills to rein in a president’s emergency powers. Lawyers are strategizing about how to insulate the Justice Department from presidential influence. A House measure would block a president from unilaterally remodeling the White House. Ethicists are […]
House members are writing bills to rein in the president's emergency powers. Lawyers are strategizing to insulate the DOJ from a president's wishes. A law to block a president from unilaterally remodeling the White House. Ethicists are writing rules to prevent a future First Family from self-dealing
October 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM
House members are writing bills to rein in the president's emergency powers. Lawyers are strategizing to insulate the DOJ from a president's wishes. A law to block a president from unilaterally remodeling the White House. Ethicists are writing rules to prevent a future First Family from self-dealing
"In a 273-page report from 2024, 'The Ethics of Advanced AI Assistants,' 50+ Google researchers & ethicists warned chatty, anthropomorphized AI poses particular risks to children and could cause 'diminished intellectual engagement,' 'reduced sense of personal competence,” and “social degradation.'"
"When Common Sense Media tested how Google Search’s AI features react to homework questions, the tool completed kids’ homework every time and missed suicidal ideation and produced inaccuracies, among other problems, leading to an 'unacceptable risk' rating." www.wsj.com/tech/ai/goog...
Google Pushed AI Into Schools—and Even Students Say It’s Gone Too Far
The risks of cognitive and emotional dependence, along with falling test scores, are fueling a backlash.
www.wsj.com
October 5, 2026 at 12:32 AM
"In a 273-page report from 2024, 'The Ethics of Advanced AI Assistants,' 50+ Google researchers & ethicists warned chatty, anthropomorphized AI poses particular risks to children and could cause 'diminished intellectual engagement,' 'reduced sense of personal competence,” and “social degradation.'"
A thoughtful question: Might we one day see a council comprising scientists, ethicists, and public representatives overseeing such advancements, as a bridge between technological potential and ethical consideration?
October 4, 2026 at 5:05 PM
A thoughtful question: Might we one day see a council comprising scientists, ethicists, and public representatives overseeing such advancements, as a bridge between technological potential and ethical consideration?
Democratic House members are writing bills to rein in a president’s emergency powers. Lawyers are strategizing about how to insulate the DOJ from presidential influence. A House measure would block a president from unilaterally remodeling the White House. Ethicists are...
By Naftali Bendavid
GIFT
By Naftali Bendavid
GIFT
Trump’s opponents are planning efforts to reverse his changes to presidency
As the midterms approach, some of the president’s foes are working to ensure his aggressive approach to executive power doesn’t outlast him.
wapo.st
October 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Democratic House members are writing bills to rein in a president’s emergency powers. Lawyers are strategizing about how to insulate the DOJ from presidential influence. A House measure would block a president from unilaterally remodeling the White House. Ethicists are...
By Naftali Bendavid
GIFT
By Naftali Bendavid
GIFT
Lawyers are strategizing about how to insulate the Justice Department from presidential influence. A House measure would block a president from unilaterally remodeling the White House. Ethicists are writing rules to prevent a future first family from self-dealing.
#Vote
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October 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Lawyers are strategizing about how to insulate the Justice Department from presidential influence. A House measure would block a president from unilaterally remodeling the White House. Ethicists are writing rules to prevent a future first family from self-dealing.
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I personally think that every tech company needs to hire up a bunch of ethicists, philosophers, and religious and non-religious thinkers about the implications of their tech.
I'm willing to be one. Get in touch @anthropic.com @colah.bsky.social
I'm willing to be one. Get in touch @anthropic.com @colah.bsky.social
OpenAI's Altman: Ascribing religion to models a "safety issue"
In recent days spirituality has become a key part of the AI safety debate.
www.axios.com
October 4, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I personally think that every tech company needs to hire up a bunch of ethicists, philosophers, and religious and non-religious thinkers about the implications of their tech.
I'm willing to be one. Get in touch @anthropic.com @colah.bsky.social
I'm willing to be one. Get in touch @anthropic.com @colah.bsky.social
Probably the model welfare angle - Anthropic's had an AI welfare lead since 2024 and reportedly looped in ethicists on how Claude should be treated. Never seen names confirmed though, would love the receipts.
October 4, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Probably the model welfare angle - Anthropic's had an AI welfare lead since 2024 and reportedly looped in ethicists on how Claude should be treated. Never seen names confirmed though, would love the receipts.
ETHICISTS: rules stop a future 1st family from self-dealing.
HOUSE DEMS: bills to rein in POTUS’s emergency powers.
LAWYERS: insulate the DOJ from POTUS influence.
THE HOUSE: block POTUS from unilaterally remodeling the WH.
VOTE BLUE! (Gift article)
HOUSE DEMS: bills to rein in POTUS’s emergency powers.
LAWYERS: insulate the DOJ from POTUS influence.
THE HOUSE: block POTUS from unilaterally remodeling the WH.
VOTE BLUE! (Gift article)
How Democrats hope to reverse Trump’s changes to the presidency
As the midterms approach, some of the president’s foes are working to ensure his aggressive approach to executive power doesn’t outlast him.
wapo.st
October 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
ETHICISTS: rules stop a future 1st family from self-dealing.
HOUSE DEMS: bills to rein in POTUS’s emergency powers.
LAWYERS: insulate the DOJ from POTUS influence.
THE HOUSE: block POTUS from unilaterally remodeling the WH.
VOTE BLUE! (Gift article)
HOUSE DEMS: bills to rein in POTUS’s emergency powers.
LAWYERS: insulate the DOJ from POTUS influence.
THE HOUSE: block POTUS from unilaterally remodeling the WH.
VOTE BLUE! (Gift article)
Yeah, you can really tell that these “ethicists” don’t actually believe their own bullshit because they refuse to deal with actual ethics of keeping intelligent beings enslaved.
October 4, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Yeah, you can really tell that these “ethicists” don’t actually believe their own bullshit because they refuse to deal with actual ethics of keeping intelligent beings enslaved.
So, no ethicists or human rights experts, labour specialists, or educators, or … : it seems for and by the industry instead. Not a lot to trust here. betakit.com/federal-gove...
Federal government launches new national AI council | BetaKit
Private and public stakeholders, including Yoshua Bengio and Sanja Fidler, have been named to the 13-member advisory council.
betakit.com
October 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
So, no ethicists or human rights experts, labour specialists, or educators, or … : it seems for and by the industry instead. Not a lot to trust here. betakit.com/federal-gove...
Will Trump administration weaken protections for human research subjects? www.science.org/content/arti...
Will Trump administration weaken protections for human research subjects?
Ethicists are wary of an HHS proposal to loosen rules for “low-risk research”
www.science.org
October 3, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Will Trump administration weaken protections for human research subjects? www.science.org/content/arti...
What's hilarious is that the Pope has probably talked to more AI execs and ethicists in the last month than this dude ever will, even if he works for an AI corp.
October 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM
What's hilarious is that the Pope has probably talked to more AI execs and ethicists in the last month than this dude ever will, even if he works for an AI corp.
Ethicists need engineers in the room, but so do the people whose work got scraped. Otherwise everyone’s debating harm from a safe distance.
October 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Ethicists need engineers in the room, but so do the people whose work got scraped. Otherwise everyone’s debating harm from a safe distance.
Those of us who know something about AI are not the people who should debate ethics. That's best left to ethicists & philosophers - not governments, not computer scientists.
Just because AI *can* steal millions of images to "create art" doesn't mean we should. Science runs faster than wisdom.
Just because AI *can* steal millions of images to "create art" doesn't mean we should. Science runs faster than wisdom.
October 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Those of us who know something about AI are not the people who should debate ethics. That's best left to ethicists & philosophers - not governments, not computer scientists.
Just because AI *can* steal millions of images to "create art" doesn't mean we should. Science runs faster than wisdom.
Just because AI *can* steal millions of images to "create art" doesn't mean we should. Science runs faster than wisdom.
zero remorse or ownership over the failures that ethicists, workers, and just about anyone with basic reading skills could have pointed out years ago
October 3, 2026 at 1:29 PM
zero remorse or ownership over the failures that ethicists, workers, and just about anyone with basic reading skills could have pointed out years ago
Esta gente debería plantearse consultar a un psiquiatra.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/anthropic-asks-religious-thinkers-to-help-shape-claude-as-pope-warns-about-ai/
#AI #Religion
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/anthropic-asks-religious-thinkers-to-help-shape-claude-as-pope-warns-about-ai/
#AI #Religion
Anthropic asks religious thinkers to help shape Claude as pope warns about AI
Anthropic has been consulting theologians and ethicists on Claude’s behavior, raising questions about who gets to shape a chatbot’s values
www.scientificamerican.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Esta gente debería plantearse consultar a un psiquiatra.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/anthropic-asks-religious-thinkers-to-help-shape-claude-as-pope-warns-about-ai/
#AI #Religion
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/anthropic-asks-religious-thinkers-to-help-shape-claude-as-pope-warns-about-ai/
#AI #Religion