Analysis & Opinions

AI is shaping up to be part of surveillance capitalism, warn Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders.

Gabrielle Armstrong-Scott and Jim Waldo argue that machine learning tools and a better definition of "terrorist and extremist content" could help make the Web a safer place.

A future where A.I.s interpret, apply, and enforce most laws at societal scale like this will exponentially magnify problems around fairness, transparency, and freedom, warn Jonathon W. Penney and Bruce Schneier.

Big tech companies use citizens' photos, writing, and other data to train their AI models and turn a profit. Barath Raghavan and Bruce Schneier argue that you should be paid for your data.

A key constructive-use case for artificial intelligence in democratic processes is to serve as discussion moderator and consensus builder.

 The United States needs a government-funded and -directed AI program to develop widely reusable models in the public interest, guided by technical expertise housed in federal agencies, argue Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders.

The rise of digital platforms has been accompanied by numerous societal harms, including a burgeoning mental health crisis, countless cases of online harassment, and growing political polarization. This publication identifies the causal drivers of these harms, based on research across academia, civil society, and industry. 

Open-source large language models are dramatically altering AI research and innovation, wresting power from large tech companies and limiting the ability of governments to regulate this new technology.

We will all soon get into the habit of using AI tools for help with everyday problems and tasks. We should get in the habit of questioning the motives, incentives, and capabilities behind them, too, argue Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneier.

The applications of AI to political advertising have not escaped campaigners, who are already “pressure testing” possible uses for the technology for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, say Nathan E. Sanders and Bruce Schneier.