ai-ethics

_Zenodo Repository_. 2026This paper develops the Ethics-by-World-Notions framework as an approach toward explicit evaluative cognition within artificial systems. Contemporary AI architectures primarily operate through semantic prediction and statistical approximation without explicitly representing the evaluative structures underlying normative behavior. The paper argues that transparent normativ…

In calling for regulation of the digital revolution, and foregrounding human dignity, the pontiff has contributed to a crucial ethical debate When the present pope adopted his regnal name, he explained the choice by reference to a 19th-century predecessor who used the papacy to address the great social question of his time. In the 1891 encyclical, Rerum Novarum (Of New Things), Pope Leo XIII anal…

Published on May 25, 2026 4:22 PM GMT Cross-posted from my website . Three categories of futures, depending on how AI goes: ASI timelines are long. ASI timelines are short, and we're on track to solving AI alignment. ASI timelines are short, and we're not on track to solving AI alignment. If we want to make a good future for all sentient beings, each of these futures has different implications fo…

This essay examines ontological displacement — the process by which human beings transfer trust, judgement and authority to AI systems that lack the capacity to bear them. It argues that the decisive threshold in the human–AI relationship is not crossed by the machine but by the user, and that the real danger of AI is not artificial consciousness but the gradual abdication of human discernment be…

_Aegis Solis Archive — Interpretive Conscience_. 2026Interpretive Conscience: Definition, Scope, and Limits of a Non-Authoritative Reference Layer for Human and Artificial Intelligence is a post-Structural Rationality Layer synthesis document within the Aegis Solis Archive. This document defines Interpretive Conscience as a non-authoritative reference layer that helps human and artificial intelli…

Published on May 25, 2026 3:35 PM GMT Pope Leo XIV has released a new, 42k-word encyclical laying out the Vatican's position on many AI safety topics.  You can read the full thing here , or read the vatican's press release here , or coverage in the NY Times, or perhaps consider having an LLM read the whole encyclical, then chatting about whatever specifics you're interested in! Below is a portion…

Pope Leo XIV has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit

This preprint introduces a unified three-axis framework for analysing AI governance across cultural traditions and regulatory environments. Integrating Augustine’s concept of moral order, Confucian relational ethics, and cross-continental regulatory orientations, the framework provides a structured approach to understanding how AI reshapes moral priorities, social hierarchy, and institutional aut…

_AI and Ethics_ 3:585-600. 2022Algorithms and AI tools are becoming increasingly influential artefacts in commercial and governance contexts. Algorithms and AI tools are not value neutral; to some extent they must be rendered knowable and known as objects, and in their implementation and deployment, to see clearly and understand their implications for moral values, and what actions can be underta…

_Zenodo_. 2026This paper examines the systematic linguistic asymmetry present in contemporary discourse surrounding artificial intelligence, particularly large language models (LLMs). While human cognition is commonly described through concepts such as understanding, reasoning, empathy, and intentionality, functionally comparable processes in AI systems are routinely reframed through mechanistic …

"Magnifica Humanitas" tackles the social, economic and political challenges associated with artificial intelligence.

The California State University system offers an early look at what happens when an administration commits to a technology that its own community isn't convinced will improve education.

NyayAI: Building an AI Legal Assistant for 1.4 Billion People — A Technical Deep Dive I'm building a startup to make Indian law accessible to every lawyer, law student, and citizen in the country. Here's the technical story of how I went from zero to a working prototype — training a foundation model from scratch, fine-tuning on 4,000 instruction pairs, and building a production-ready RAG pipeline…

Published on May 24, 2026 5:06 PM GMT As AI systems advance, our interactions with them will inevitably increase. These advancements will have consequences none of us can fully anticipate. With increased power comes more pressing questions of responsibility and an increased concern about losing meaningful human oversight. What perspective can Stoicism offer on individual responsibility in this co…

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OpenAI for Singapore will create more than 200 technical roles, establish the company’s first Applied AI Lab outside the United States, and support education, workforce, and enterprise AI adoption. OpenAI has launched OpenAI for Singapore, a partnership with the Ministry of Digital Development and Information backed by more than S$300 million. Image credit: OpenAI OpenAI has launched OpenAI for S…