Freedom IndexAI & Censorship
AI & Censorship examines how artificial intelligence shapes the boundaries of free expression. From algorithmic content moderation and shadow banning to debates over bias, surveillance, and digital rights, this category highlights the tension between innovation and control. Stay informed on how AI is being used to police, restrict, or protect speech—and what it means for the future of open dialogue online.
When OpenAI unveiled its first open-weight models in years this August, it wasn’t just tech companies that were paying attention.…
Judges, Palmer says, already “struggle with what to do about affairs with humans,” and AI companions will only complicate that,…
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A Washington state trial court has shot down local municipalities’ effort to keep automated license plate reader (ALPR) data secret.…
Generative AI is like a Rorschach test for anxieties about technology–be they privacy, replacement of workers, bias and discrimination, surveillance,…
As more robots start showing up in warehouses, offices, and even people’s homes, the idea of large language models hacking…
The new era of Silicon Valley runs on networking—and not the kind you find on LinkedIn.As the tech industry funnels…
Hearing all this, I started to wonder: Was the AI employee age upon us already? And even, could I be…
When the history of AI is written, Steven Adler may just end up being its Paul Revere—or at least, one…
Tech companies have invested so much money in building data centers in recent months, it’s actively driving the US economy—and…
Alex Karp and I would not seem to have much in common. I work for WIRED, which does tough reporting…
In the opening scenes of the Amazon Prime series House of David season 2, shortly after the titular David slays…