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.
SAN FRANCISCO—With ill-advised and dangerous age verification laws proliferating across the United States and around the world, creating surveillance and…
Age verification laws are proliferating fast across the United States and around the world, creating a dangerous and confusing tangle…
OpenAI has allegedly become more guarded about publishing research that highlights the potentially negative impact that AI could have on…
Slack CEO Denise Dresser is leaving the company and joining OpenAI as the company’s chief revenue officer, multiple sources tell…
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block have cofounded a new open source organization—the Agentic AI Foundation—to promote standards for artificial intelligence agents.The…
One afternoon in June 2024, I stood up against the fence of a sprawling industrial facility a few miles outside…
In September, OpenAI launched a way for users to generate a digital likeness of themselves they could use to create…
It’s nearly the end of 2025, and half of the US and the UK now require you to upload your…
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Here’s a test for infants: Show them a glass of water…
Leah Feiger: So it’s a really good question actually, and it’s one that I’ve thought about for quite some time.…
Julie Bornstein thought it would be a cinch to implement her idea for an AI startup. Her résumé in digital…
An AI image generator startup left more than 1 million images and videos created with its systems exposed and accessible…