AI Ethics & Policy

This story is part of our summer storytelling series, which follows Hoyas’ adventures near and far. Wisdom Obinna (G’29) has long admired the United Nations’ work for the public good. The Ph.D. student in computer science hoped to work with the intergovernmental organization one day. This summer, he took one step toward that goal as […]

Across industries and disciplines, across corporations, government agencies, and nonprofits, and across various roles within various organizations, many of us are being encouraged to use generative AI tools—or find ourselves using them, since they are increasingly baked into various products and services. The effectiveuseof generative AI requires acertain level of AI literacy.AI ethics literacy is

Since the 2024 passage of the EU’s AI Act, top-down approaches to AI governance have been gaining popularity. Europe’s AI regulation was the first to address all AI applications in one cohesive framework, and various jurisdictions, including U.S. states as well as other countries, are currently working to emulate that approach. Even U.S. geopolitical rival

By: Brian Ball, Alex Cline, David Freeborn, Alice Helliwell, and Kevin Loi-Heng With support from the Ethics Institute, the Internet Democracy Initiative, and the NULab for Digital Humanities and Computational Social Science, all at Northeastern University. Introduction What do we know about the publication landscape for research and scholarship on AI ethics? How are the

LAS VEGAS — Leadership at one of the largest teachers unions in the U.S. anticipates that states will take action on artificial intelligence regulation across the country’s education systems before any sweeping federal legislation, leading unions to collaborate more directly with companies. Speaking at the AI4 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Randi Weingarten, the president

This update is part of our AI FAQ Series. Learn more at our AI Law Center. 1. What is AI regulation? AI regulation refers to the laws, guidelines and policies established by governments and regulatory bodies to oversee the development, deployment and use of AI technologies. Key aspects of AI regulation include safety and reliability,

Bay Area technology companies are racing to build powerful artificial intelligence systems they admit could pose “catastrophic risks” to society. But a new report by academic experts commissioned by Gov. Gavin Newsom finds they are resisting transparency and oversight in dangerous ways. The big AI companies prefer that society trust them to innovate responsibly, and

The bipartisan majority of U.S. residents support AI regulation by government, according to recent survey findings, calling into question potential limitations imposed by the federal government’s AI Action Plan. For years, government has been grappling with questions on how to regulate AI. Under the Trump administration, the strategy has shifted. A proposed provision in the