Ethics

Human & Machine

Don’t Let the Industry Take Care of AI Ethics

On January 9, 2020, Robert Julian-Borchak Williams was called by the Detroit Police Department with the request to turn himself in. Williams assumed this was a silly joke, but an hour later the police showed up at his house to arrest him in front of his wife and children. After spending a night in jail, […]

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Human & Machine Power & Democracy

How autonomous cars will create vulnerabilities and risks

Data Privacy It’s not without reason that everything has its costs. This also applies to the comfort and safety benefits that autonomous cars bring with them. However, in this case, you don’t just pay with your money. The technical possibilities to adjust the driving experience to you as an individual and take over tasks are […]

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Human & Machine

I know what you are thinking

The quest to understand how our brain works, is as old as the discovery of the brain’s functions. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine of 1906  was awarded jointly to Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal “in recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system.” These two scientists were the […]

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Human & Machine

Self-driving cars: Fasten your seatbelt and get ready for a bright future

Imagine living in a society where there is no need to drive a car anymore. You wake up in the morning, take your coffee with you, get in the car, set up the location you want to go and the car starts moving towards the location autonomously. After, you start drinking your coffee, starting to […]

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Human & Machine

Why you don’t want to be (digitally) immortal

Famous sci-fi sitcom Futurama started with the cryogenic defrosting of Philip J. Fry. He awakens in the year 3000 in a city called “New New York” and is assigned the permanent job of delivery boy. He wants to escape from his fate and during his flee ends up in the “Head Museum”, a place where […]

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Human & Machine War & Peace

We are on the brink of a third revolution in welfare, therefore we should forbid AWS.

AI has left its mark in every domain, beginning from daily tasks automation to changing the aspect of war. The advance in technology is influencing current warfare, making it a tremendous threat to humanity. It’s time to open our eyes, be aware, and prepare to interfere when our safety is endangered. One important technology that […]

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