Sam Altman told me AI should be 'an equalizing force in society.' That's why I'm working on the $1.6 trillion AI gender gap | Fortune

This won't happen by accident. It will happen because someone builds it that way.

Some Kids Will Never Think AI Is Cool

“I think it should stand for ‘artificial idiot,’” one 9-year-old says. Here’s why kids of all ages are calling AI “disgusting” and “creepy.”

Can you imagine raising a kid without ChatGPT? Sam Altman can’t | Arwa Mahdawi

The OpenAI CEO gushed about the bot’s parental-assistance abilities. Is it really his best child-rearing hack?

The Future of AI

The Parents’ Paradox: AI, Ethics, and the Limits of Machine Morality This post is based on a talk I gave at The AI & Automation Conference in London on February 25, 2026, and my slides. A…

AI tool will lead to more child refugees being treated as adults, charity warns

‘Racist bias’ overestimating ages in Home Office’s facial-recognition software will lead to solo children being housed with adults, says Human Rights Network

Anthropic blames dystopian sci-fi for training AI models to act “evil”

But training on "synthetic stories" that model good AI behavior can help.

The Thoughts The Civilized Keep

The hype around a new AI language generator reveals the sterility of mainstream thinking on AI today — and indeed on how we think about thinking itself.

Opinion: A gender gap is emerging in AI adoption, and women risk being left behind

Women appear less inclined to use AI tools, producing a disadvantage they can ill afford

Anthropomorphism in AI: hype and fallacy

This essay focuses on anthropomorphism as both a form of hype and fallacy. As a form of hype, anthropomorphism is shown to exaggerate AI capabilities and performance by attributing human-like traits to systems that do not possess them. As a fallacy, anthropomorphism is shown to distort moral judgments about AI, such as those concerning its moral character and status, as well as judgments of responsibility and trust. By focusing on these two dimensions of anthropomorphism in AI, the essay highlights negative ethical consequences of the phenomenon in this field.

Anthropomorphism in AI: hype and fallacy

This essay focuses on anthropomorphism as both a form of hype and fallacy. As a form of hype, anthropomorphism is shown to exaggerate AI capabilities and performance by attributing human-like traits to systems that do not possess them. As a fallacy, anthropomorphism is shown to distort moral judgments about AI, such as those concerning its moral character and status, as well as judgments of responsibility and trust. By focusing on these two dimensions of anthropomorphism in AI, the essay highlights negative ethical consequences of the phenomenon in this field.

What the heck is wrong with our AI overlords?

New profile of Sam Altman shines a light on a whole industry.

The Danger Of Superhuman AI Is Not What You Think

The rhetoric over “superhuman” AI implicitly erases what’s most important about being human.

The more young people use AI, the more they hate it

Caught between fears of job loss and social stigma, Gen Z’s opinions of AI are hitting new lows.

People Defer to Ai Moral Advice, but Not Blindly

As AI large language models (LLMs) become increasingly embedded in everyday technologies, should we be concerned about their capacity to influence human beliefs - particularly in the moral domain? Being persuaded ...

Does AI stop children from learning?

New data show the peril and promise of the technology

Sam Altman says people are starting to talk like AI, making some human interactions 'feel very fake' | Fortune

“Real people have picked up quirks of LLM-speak,” the OpenAI CEO said.