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.
Creating and sharing knowledge are defining traits of humankind, yet copyright law has grown so restrictive that it can require…
In early September, EFF submitted an amicus brief to Ecuador’s Constitutional Court supporting a constitutional challenge filed by Ecuadorian NGOs,…
Mu is not the only comedian who has tried to imitate the style of AI-generated videos, but he really nails…
He sees erotic bots as “one part of your spectrum of relationships,” rather than a replacement for human connection, where…
AI models may be a bit like humans, after all.A new study from the University of Texas at Austin, Texas…
European roboticists today released a powerful open-source artificial intelligence model that acts as a brain for industrial robots—helping them grasp…
Eventually, they claimed that they came to believe that they were “responsible for exposing murderers,” and were about to be…
“We’ve made some major upgrades to search on ChatGPT when accessed via Atlas,” Ryan O’Rouke, OpenAI’s lead designer for the…
Technology is supercharging the attack on democracy by making it easier to spy on people, block free speech, and control…
This holiday season, rather than searching on Google, more Americans will likely be turning to large language models to find…
EFF usually warns of new horrors threatening your rights online, but this Halloween we’ve summoned a few of our own…
At the end of August, the AI company Anthropic announced that its chatbot Claude wouldn’t help anyone build a nuclear…