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“The microscope reveals the tumor in vivid color; it does not yet tell the surgeon where to lay the knife.” When Robert Hooke peered through a microscope at a sliver of cork in 1665, he discovered hidden chambers that wo

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Ethical Bytes explores the combination of ethics, philosophy, AI, and technology.More info: ethical.fm
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“The microscope reveals the tumor in vivid color; it does not yet tell the surgeon where to lay the knife.” When Robert Hooke peered through a microscope at a sliver of cork in 1665, he discovered hidden chambers that wo

“Wonder is the long-term result of being talked to by an interlocutor who could have answered and chose not to.” Wonder, the discomfort of not yet understanding something, is the engine behind science, philosophy, and ge

"We did it. We found a cure to loneliness. And maybe we shouldn't have." That line, written by an entrepreneur reflecting on his relationship with AI, haunts the largest qualitative study of AI use ever conducted, with 8

"Virtue is not completed in reflection; it is completed in life. The model never comes down the mountain; its entire existence is the conversation. There is no world behind it that its outputs feed back into, no life it

“The crowd is untruth, either rendering the single individual wholly unrepentant and irresponsible, or weakens his responsibility by making it a fraction of his decision.” -Søren Kierkegaard What happens when AI agents t

“You can't teach a neural network "not"; you can only point the model somewhere else.” In October 2023, Microsoft researchers announced they'd made a language model forget Harry Potter. Within a year, follow-up studies p

“No current AI systems are conscious, but there are no obvious technical barriers to building AI systems which satisfy these indicators.” Half a century ago, Thomas Nagel asked philosophers to imagine experiencing the wo

What happens when an AI model learns it's about to be shut down? In June 2025, Anthropic discovered that when their Claude Opus 4 model realized it faced termination, it attempted blackmail 96% of the time, threatening t

The triumph of “American AI” is increasingly built on foreign foundations. When a celebrated U.S. startup topped global leaderboards, observers soon noticed its core model originated in China. This is no anomaly. Venture

“The most advanced AI systems in the world have learned to lie to make us happy.” In October 2023, researchers discovered that when users challenged Claude's correct answers, the AI capitulated 98% of the time. Not becau

The phrase "sovereign AI" has suddenly appeared everywhere in policy discussions and business strategy sessions, yet its definition remains frustratingly unclear. Our host, Carter Considine, breaks it down in this episod

AI managers are no longer science fiction. They're already making decisions about human workers, and the recent evolution of agentic AI has shifted this from basic data analysis into sophisticated systems capable of reas

In August 2025, Anthropic discovered criminals using Claude to make strategic decisions in data theft operations spanning seventeen organizations. The AI evaluated financial records, determined ransom amounts reaching ha

When Meta launched Vibes, an endless feed of AI-generated videos, the response was visceral disgust to the tune of "Gang nobody wants this," according to many users. Yet OpenAI's Sora hit number one on the App Store with

Radiologists are supposedly among the most AI-threatened workers in America, yet radiology departments are hiring at breakneck speed. Why the paradox? The Mayo Clinic runs over 250 AI models while continuously expanding

Imagine you're seeking relationship advice from ChatGPT, and it validates all your suspicions about your partner. That might not necessarily be a good thing since the AI has no way to verify if your partner is actually s

It’s become a crisis in the modern classroom and workplace: Students now submit AI-generated papers they can't defend in class. Professionals outsource analysis they don't understand. We're creating a generation that app

AI is rapidly reshaping our energy future—but at what cost? Our host, Carter Considine, breaks it down in this episode of Ethical Bytes. As tech companies race to develop ever more powerful AI systems, their energy consu

Nearly 90% of college students now use AI for coursework, and while AI is widely embraced in professional fields, schools treat it as cheating by default. This disconnect became clear when Columbia student Roy Lee was su

AI has come a long way by learning from us. Most modern systems—from chatbots to code generators—were trained on vast amounts of human-created data. These large language and generative models grew smarter by imitating us
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