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.
A new tool from Microsoft called Agent 365 is designed to help businesses control their growing collection of robotic helpers.Agent…
Interviewer: Jillian York Benjamin Ismail is the Campaign and Advocacy Director for GreatFire, where he leads efforts to expose the…
If you read any of WIRED’s recent AI edition, you know that lots of people are spending lots of time…
Chatter about an AI bubble has been everywhere lately, and top tech companies like Google, Meta, and Microsoft have doubled…
In case OpenAI’s structure couldn’t get any weirder—a nonprofit in charge of a for-profit that’s become a public benefit corporation—it…
The developers of the big generative AI chatbots are continuing to push out new features at a rapid rate, as…
A lot of apps are adding artificial intelligence to their products in the most in-your-face manner possible. Companies like Google,…
A new bill sponsored by Sen. Hawley (D-MO), Sen. Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Britt (R-AL), Sen. Warner (D-VA), and Sen. Murphy…
Thomas, who won reelection last week, points to the local pushback against the proposed Prince William Digital Gateway, which would…
Social commerce—or shopping through platforms like TikTok and Instagram—hasn’t been a smash hit in the US, in part due to…
Remember when you thought age verification laws couldn’t get any worse? Well, lawmakers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and beyond are about…
When OpenAI unveiled its first open-weight models in years this August, it wasn’t just tech companies that were paying attention.…