The rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence over the past decade has fundamentally changed how society perceives the future. Capabilities once considered decades away now appear suddenly within reach, particularly in language, perception, and decision-making systems. This speed has understandably sparked public concern, especially when AI is imagined not only as
In earlier technological eras, ethical debates followed a familiar rhythm. New tools emerged, societies observed their impacts, harms were identified, norms evolved, and governance slowly followed. Artificial intelligence has disrupted this pattern. Today, even stating a position on AI ethics feels fraught, incomplete, or politically risky. This difficulty is not
At a remote U.S. military testing range near the Mexican border, defense contractor Anduril recently unveiled a chillingly sophisticated demonstration of autonomous drones guided not by pre-coded routines, but by a large language model (LLM), a cousin to systems like ChatGPT. In under a minute, the swarm coordinated a
Google’s updated public AI ethics policy removes its promise that it won’t use the technology to pursue applications for weapons and surveillance. In a previous version of the principles, Google included applications that it wouldn’t pursue. One such category was weapons or other technology intended to injure