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Episodes

April 1, 2025

Can AI Reason? And Why It Matters for Ethics

Will AI’s ever-evolving reasoning capabilities ever align with human values? Day by day, AI continues to prove its worth as an integral part of decision-making, content creation, and problem-solving. Because of that, we’re no...
March 19, 2025

AI Personalities: Between Safety, Bias, and Hallucination

AI personalities are shaping the way we engage and interact online. But as the tech evolves, it brings with it complex ethical challenges, including the formation of bias, safety concerns, and even the risk of confusing fanta...
March 5, 2025

Becoming an AI Ethicist, Part II: Inside the Life of an AI Ethicist

What does it take to shape the future of AI while navigating the ethical dilemmas that come with it? Our host, Carter Considine, tackles this question with the second half of our two-part series on becoming an AI ethicist! Be...
Feb. 26, 2025

Becoming an AI Ethicist, Part I: On Choosing Your Education

Are you keen on helping to shape the future of AI from an ethical standpoint? Today, you’ll discover what it takes to become an AI ethicist and steer this ever-evolving tech toward a responsible tomorrow! Becoming an AI ethic...
Feb. 19, 2025

Can AI Influencers be Ethical?

With AI influencers on the rise in the world of social media, it’s time to discuss the moral quandaries that they naturally come with, including the question of who should be held accountable for ethical breaches in their use...
Feb. 5, 2025

Is AI Antithetical to Human Nature? (pt 2)

When all is said and done, does AI truly enhance our humanity, or does it undermine it? In this second part of the two-part series, our host, Carter Considine, draws on ancient Greek philosophy to determine whether AI can coe...
Jan. 31, 2025

Is AI Antithetical to Human Nature? (pt 1)

When all is said and done, does AI truly enhance our humanity, or does it undermine it? In this episode, our host, Carter Considine, draws on ancient Greek philosophy to determine whether AI can coexist with or disrupt the es...
Jan. 25, 2025

The Price of Precision: Data Labeling and the Debate Over ‘Digital Sweatshops’

As AI continues to evolve, it’s becoming more imperative than ever to settle one of the biggest issues that coincides with–and in fact contributes to –AI development: the question of the labor behind AI. Our host Carter Consi...
Jan. 8, 2025

The Virtual Self in the Age of Generative AI

The merging of man and machine is an idea that has been explored in countless sci-fi stories over the decades. Today, our host Carter Considine explores the emerging concept of digital twins, also known as virtual selves, and...
Jan. 1, 2025

Building Ethical Values into AI

What are the biggest obstacles in the way of incorporating ethical values into AI? OpenAI has funded a $1 million research project at Duke University, focusing on AI’s role in predicting moral judgments in complex scenarios a...
Dec. 18, 2024

Beyond Bias: The Future of AI Ethics in a Post-Woke World

What does the rise and fall of "wokeness" mean for AI ethics and in shaping the future of AI technology? Our host, Carter Considine explores the historical roots of AI ethics with a focus on bias in machine learning algorithm...
Dec. 4, 2024

How AI Can Ethically Fight World Hunger

The speed and scalability of AI allow it to radically transform farming practices to help combat world hunger. But can it do all this while navigating critical ethical issues, specifically around those communities who make a ...
Nov. 23, 2024

Is it Dangerous to Befriend an AI Companion?

Can AI companions contribute to mental health in an increasingly isolated world? Or will it only end up doing more harm than good? Our host, Carter Considine, looks into it in this episode of Ethical Bytes. The tragic death o...
Nov. 16, 2024

Amplifying Manipulation: Nudging, Propaganda, Dark Patterns in AI

AI isn't just reshaping industries—it's reshaping minds. In this episode of Ethical Bytes, our host, Carter Considine, looks into an ethical quandary that demands more debate and discussion. AI tools, originally meant to enha...
Nov. 16, 2024

Accountability, Therefore Transparency, in AI

The secrets to ethical AI lie somewhere in the middle of the delicate dance between transparency and secrecy. Today, our host Carter Considine explores the pivotal role transparency plays in building trust and accountability ...
Nov. 16, 2024

The Ethics of AI and Space Exploration

Artificial intelligence is paving the way for exciting new possibilities in the realm of space exploration. But as with every other avenue in which AI is making strides, there are a number of ethical considerations that we ne...
Nov. 16, 2024

AI and Climate Change

Can AI become a powerful ally in the fight against climate change? Our host Carter Considine takes a deep dive into the incredible ways AI is reshaping our understanding of one of the greatest challenges of our time. From the...
Nov. 16, 2024

Generative AI and the Environment

What if the very technology poised to save the planet is also contributing to its demise? Today, our host Carter Considine unpacks the ecological conundrum of generative AI's massive energy consumption which is, ironically, p...
Nov. 16, 2024

AI After Death: Can AI Ghosts Help People Grieve?

AI has made great strides in replicating humanity in both form and behavior. But just how far is too far? Today, our host, Carter Considine, explores the emerging world of AI ghosts–digital avatars crafted from personal data–...
Nov. 16, 2024

Diversity in Datasets

Today, our host, Carter Considine, explores one of the toughest hurdles in the AI space: the reality that today’s algorithms are not only reinforcing, but even amplifying , age-old biases. Carter unpacks cases such as that of...
Oct. 7, 2024

Building AI at the Expense of Users

Is the evolution of AI about to put an end to the rights and autonomy of human content creators? Today, our host Carter Considine navigates the complex ethical landscape of AI development, and shines a spotlight on often-over...
Oct. 6, 2024

Welcome to Ethical Bytes!

What happens when the very tools designed to enhance our existence begin to redefine the essence of being human? Welcome to Ethical Bytes. Our host Carter Considine tackles the profound questions shaping our technological fut...