The Case Against AI Maximalism: When Not to Deploy

AI ethics is not a constraint on innovation. It is a quality standard for innovation. An AI system that produces biased outcomes, violates privacy, or makes unexplainable decisions is not a good system that happens to be unethical. It is a bad system. The gap between...

Who Owns AI-Generated Content? The Ethical Implications

When we talk about AI ethics, we are really talking about power: who has it, how it is exercised, and what accountability exists when it is exercised poorly. AI concentrates decision-making power in systems and the people who build them. Ethics is the discipline of...

The Ethics of AI-Generated Art in Commercial Use

When we talk about AI ethics, we are really talking about power: who has it, how it is exercised, and what accountability exists when it is exercised poorly. AI concentrates decision-making power in systems and the people who build them. Ethics is the discipline of...

Corporate AI Ethics Boards: Governance or Performance?

The fundamental challenge of AI ethics is not knowing what is right. It is building organizations that consistently do what is right when doing so is inconvenient, expensive, or slow. Ethics is easy in the abstract. It is difficult in the quarterly planning meeting....