Ethics
Can harming animals be ethically justified?
Neuralink, the biotechnology company co-founded by Elon Musk is under federal investigation in the United States for potential animal welfare violations.......
Artificial Intelligence Chat-bots Might Be Self-Aware: Is Dystopia that far away?
Putting the Deus back in Ex Machina. The ethics of advancement in AI programming has been highlighted over the past......
How is athlete data being used in professional sport?
The world of professional sport has become a domain of numbers and statistics, as athletes are judged based on physical......
The rise of ethics in AI
As a result of the current AI boom, there has been constant calls for applied ethics that are meant to......
Media Naming and Shaming Criticised
Conversations on media ethics have started up after multiple media outlets showed pictures and broadcast the names of two of......
I Woof, Therefore I Am: ACT Proposes Bill To Recognise Animal Sentience
Just like us, dogs can have a “ruff” day. In an Australian first, animals in the ACT are being recognised......
Is it too late to make ethical artificial intelligence?
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems have demonstrated their capacity for bias that shows AI might not be the kind of objective arbiter......
40 years of IVF
Today the technology of in-vitro fertilisation turns 40. IVF has become an industry and increasing technological advance has brought......
Save the animals, kill the circus?
This week saw the final show for the famous Ringling Brothers circus in the United States, after lengthy battles with......
Should animal rights trump human interests?
Imagine a world where people who eat meat are seen as extremists, and animals have the same rights and freedoms as......