Ethics of AI

Rapid advances in technology have created new social and ethical challenges around data and privacy. We explore the relationship between technology and humanity in a wide range of historical and modern contexts.

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Take It Down Act marks a key ‘inflection point’ in US internet regulation, Northeastern expert says
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A Recap of Northeastern’s 2025 Women’s History Month Symposium
04.17.25

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Northeastern and Anthropic to lead in responsible AI innovation in higher education
04.02.25

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AI-assisted reporting in Boston-area newsrooms raises questions about role of new technology in building a community
03.25.25

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Facial Recognition Heads to Class. Will Students Benefit?
03.01.24

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Women in AI: Rashida Richardson, senior counsel at Mastercard focusing on AI and privacy
02.21.24

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How one philosopher is thinking about the problem of deepfakes, AI and the “arms race” to rein in deception online
02.13.24

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Third annual bell hooks symposium, “Black Feminist Worldmaking,” helps kick off Black History Month at Northeastern
02.06.24

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AI will play a bigger role in predicting weather and climate disasters in the U.S. in 2024, experts say
12.25.23

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AI Astrology Is Getting a Little Too Personal
12.12.23

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Generative AI and Policymaking for the New Frontier
12.06.23

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Why the OpenAI drama matters in Massachusetts
12.06.23

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Geneva is the hub of world politics and Northeastern students are there learning how negotiations happen on a global scale
11.27.23

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Most Americans are concerned about AI’s impact on the 2024 presidential election, Northeastern survey finds
11.10.23

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AI and the future of long-term care
10.30.23

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How can cities use AI? These professors are creating guidelines for how artificial intelligence could be used for public interest.
10.11.23

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Kellee Tsai appointed dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University
09.27.23

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Mass. bill proposed to ban sales and operation of weaponized robots
09.13.23

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Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront
09.11.23

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The Global South’s missing voice in AI
09.05.23

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Is facial recognition identifying you? Are there ‘dog whistles’ in ChatGPT? Ethics in artificial intelligence gets unpacked
08.07.23

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An Integrated Prescriptive Framework for Human-AI Collaboration

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Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities computing to the forefront
06.08.23

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Ethics of AI

Related Schools & Departments

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Take It Down Act marks a key ‘inflection point’ in US internet regulation, Northeastern expert says

A Recap of Northeastern’s 2025 Women’s History Month Symposium

Northeastern and Anthropic to lead in responsible AI innovation in higher education

AI-assisted reporting in Boston-area newsrooms raises questions about role of new technology in building a community

Facial Recognition Heads to Class. Will Students Benefit?

Women in AI: Rashida Richardson, senior counsel at Mastercard focusing on AI and privacy

How one philosopher is thinking about the problem of deepfakes, AI and the “arms race” to rein in deception online

Third annual bell hooks symposium, “Black Feminist Worldmaking,” helps kick off Black History Month at Northeastern

AI will play a bigger role in predicting weather and climate disasters in the U.S. in 2024, experts say

AI Astrology Is Getting a Little Too Personal

Generative AI and Policymaking for the New Frontier

Why the OpenAI drama matters in Massachusetts

Geneva is the hub of world politics and Northeastern students are there learning how negotiations happen on a global scale

Most Americans are concerned about AI’s impact on the 2024 presidential election, Northeastern survey finds

AI and the future of long-term care

How can cities use AI? These professors are creating guidelines for how artificial intelligence could be used for public interest.

Kellee Tsai appointed dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University

Mass. bill proposed to ban sales and operation of weaponized robots

Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront

The Global South’s missing voice in AI

Is facial recognition identifying you? Are there ‘dog whistles’ in ChatGPT? Ethics in artificial intelligence gets unpacked

An Integrated Prescriptive Framework for Human-AI Collaboration

Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities computing to the forefront

Keanna Smigliani

Operations and Program Manager, Ethics Institute