Amazon's Alexa could soon mimic voice of dead relatives
Amazon's Alexa might soon replicate the voice of family members—even if they're dead.
Jun 23, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
News tagged with ethical concerns
Computer Sciences
Tech firms are making computer chips with human cells. Is it ethical?
The year is 2030 and we are at the world's largest tech conference, CES in Las Vegas. A crowd is gathered to watch a big tech company unveil its new smartphone. The CEO comes to the stage and announces the Nyooro, containing ...
May 25, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Future of TV: We're putting new personalized features into shows using an ethical version of AI
"Look away now if you don't want to know the score," they say on the news before reporting the football results. But imagine if your television knew which teams you follow, which results to hold back—or knew to bypass football ...
Mar 08, 2022
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Security
Scandal-hit NSO backs international spyware rules
The Israeli company at the heart of the Pegasus surveillance scandal on Tuesday said it would support international regulation to prevent repressive governments from abusing powerful spyware like its own.
Oct 05, 2021
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Engineering
Why we need engineers who study ethics as much as math
The recent apartment building collapse in Miami, Florida, is a tragic reminder of the huge impacts engineering can have on our lives. Disasters such as this force engineers to reflect on their practice and perhaps fundamentally ...
Jul 16, 2021
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Automotive
What ethical models for autonomous vehicles don't address—and how they could be better
There's a fairly large flaw in the way that programmers are currently addressing ethical concerns related to artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous vehicles (AVs). Namely, existing approaches don't account for the fact ...
Jul 06, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
AI can help us fight climate change. But it has an energy problem, too
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology can help us fight climate change—but it also comes at a cost to the planet. To truly benefit from the technology's climate solutions, we also need a better understanding of AI's growing ...
Sep 12, 2019
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