
CategoryEthics


Senior Google scientist quits over Google’s censorship in China
He believes it “contravenes widely accepted principles of international law and human rights”Some believe that any censorship system that a human being can develop can somehow be got around by another human being. China may provide a way of testing that.
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Are social media companies violating anti-trust laws?
DOJ to investigate
How Bitcoin Works: The social value of trust
The idea of employing such a game to guarantee validity in a trustless environment is nothing short of groundbreaking. It is an amazing accomplishment, and I am impressed by it more each time I think about it. However, it does have some drawbacks, which, I think, will ultimately lead to its demise.
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Twitter doesn’t just seem out of control
It actually is.
Can machines be persons?
What would the real effect of legal personhood for machines be?
Will killer drones make killing easier?
That, says a bioethicist, depends on who the pilots are
Slaughterbots: How far is too far?
And how will we know if we have crossed a line?