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Incentives First: A Critique of Current AI Governance Models

Last December, the Federal Trade Commission settled with Rite Aid after alleging that the company had failed to take the most basic precautions against...

AI: “Asian Intelligence”

To deconstruct the prejudice against Asians as robotic, all communities must challenge the internal and external prejudices that reduce Asians to a monolith of math-oriented, unfeeling workers.

Why the Google Antitrust Trial is a Win for All Consumers

When the U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet, Google’s parent company, it is easy to understand how most people’s instinctive reaction was in support of the $1.7 trillion company. However, if the judge, Amit P. Mehta, does, in fact, rule against Google, it will be a win for all consumers worldwide.

We Must Increase Funding on Women’s Health Research

Studies have shown that diseases that primarily impact men receive more funding than diseases that primarily impact women nearly three-quarters of the time.

Cost Plus Drugs: An Altruistic Capitalist Venture

On the national stage where altruism towards the consumer is scarce, a new pharmaceutical company is attempting to curtail corporate greed by reducing drug costs, making medicine more accessible.

Imperiled Careers and Forged Prose: A Nascent Rivalry Between An Author and Her AI Foes

When it comes to an industry that has long thrived off of the creativity and innovation of talented, dedicated, and seasoned writers, AI takes on a more insidious identity.

Legally Bionic: AI in the Legal Realm

With the dramatic rise of artificial intelligence, jobs that were previously thought to be impervious to the technological revolution, such as those of lawyers, judges, and policymakers, are being called in for cross-examination.

Big Tech’s Abortion Issue

Big Tech is at a pivotal moment amidst a national reckoning over defending reproductive rights in a technologically advanced society. These companies still have time to take a stronger stance and keep users safe via data encryption.

Abortion in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism

Until economic models for technology stop relying on the accumulation of user data, we will continue to face threats to our foundational civil liberties.

Back to the Basics: Education as the Solution to Health Misinformation

To effectively combat the misinformation pandemic, we must return to the foundational apparatus through which truth is disseminated — education.