Tension, friction, and the challenge of machine rights
By Tristan GreeneAGI ethics is a vast domain. Much of the literature discussing the ethical considerations surrounding the development and proliferation of AGI is focused on human…
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Interview: Toni Sims with KB Miller on AI welfare – Part Three
By AGI Ethics NewsEdited for readability and completeness Toni Sims is a researcher at NYU’s Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy, where she studies the consciousness, welfare, and…
Standalone machine rights
By Tristan GreeneSummary: AI ethics expert Josh Gellers and the AI Rights Institute highlight the growing friction between machine rights and properties-based rights frameworks. As edge cases…
What’s our next step toward ethical, smart machines?
By K.B. MillerIn the last year since the launch of AGI Ethics News, as we circle the main ethical concerns in AGI development, I come time and…
Why journalists are worried about who controls the future of AI
By Thomas MacaulayJournalists are supposed to hold power to account, and they’re deeply uneasy about who controls AGI. That’s the key finding from the inaugural Spark Hunter…
Interview: David Gunkel on AGI Ethics and ‘the relational turn’ – Part Four
By AGI Ethics NewsIn an exclusive interview for AGI Ethics News, KB Miller sat down with philosopher David Gunkel to discuss the ethical implications of treating artificial general…
Defining rights where the rubber meets the road
By Tristan GreeneThis month’s issue is all about rights. We’ll discuss human rights, machine rights, corporate rights, and even the potential for new classes of groups worthy…
Who controls the machines that will control the world?
By Bojan StojkovskiArtificial General Intelligence (AGI) has become one of those terms that seems to mean everything and nothing at the same time. In Silicon Valley, it…