Nature talks to Brent Hecht, who says peer reviewers must ensure that researchers consider negative societal consequences of their work. In the midst of growing public concern over artificial ...

As automatic decision-making systems are integrated into the judicial system and workplace, people could potentially be sent to prison or fired, in part, by automated forces. Without people in the ...

If it seems like every week there’s a new scandal about ethics and the tech industry, it’s not your imagination. Even as the tech industry is trying to establish concrete practices and institutions ...

University of Washington computer science professor emeritus Pedro Domingos. (UW Photo) The University of Washington computer science department denounced comments made online by a retired professor ...

Several weeks ago, I wrote about my encounter with Frank Abagnale, the famed former con artist whose life story was depicted in the book and movie Catch Me If You Can. I noted that Abagnale blamed the ...