The field of data science faces a moral crisis. Despite the desires of data scientists to develop algorithms for good, algorithms regularly produce injustice...

A new toolkit for attorneys in Massachusetts targets the technologies police use—and conceal—to build criminal cases, from facial recognition to AI-written police reports.

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Artificial intelligence needs data centers, which are broadly unpopular and turning into a real issue that could impact the 2026 midterm elections.

UCF's commencement speaker was visibly shocked when graduating students booed AI as the "next Industrial Revolution."

“I find myself speaking with my kids about A.I. in the same terms that we might discuss a creepy neighbor who lives down the block,” Jessica Winter writes. Read her report on the push for A.I. in educ...

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Challenging data centers is not just the right policy move on its merits—it is also a position that will insure electoral success, writes Ben Green.

An eleven-foot Robocop statue stands prominently in Eastern Market. A defense contractor headquarters is moving to the riverfront. A drone conference is scheduled to take place on land, in the air and...

A majority of teens are interacting with AI companions, and many of their parents have no idea.

A conversation with Center for Democracy and Technology policy analyst Maddy Dwyer and University of Michigan scholar Ben Green.

Policymakers need to rethink the values that justify government AI adoption in the first place, writes Ben Green.

Plus, OpenAI's absurd listening tour, top AI scientists say AI is evolving beyond our control, Facebook is putting data centers in tents, and the AI bubble question — answered?

Tamara Kneese and Maia Woluchem cut through lobbying points and speculative myths to focus on what the evidence reveals about the tech industry’s claims.

Big Tech group accused of using inaccurate data in effort to identify materials that can attract carbon dioxide from the air

An analysis of research papers and citing patents indicates the extensive ties between computer-vision research and surveillance.

Kevin De Liban says AI, pushed by Big Tech and the Trump administration, threatens democracy by deepening inequality and undermining public participation.

Kevin De Liban says AI, pushed by Big Tech and the Trump administration, threatens democracy by deepening inequality and undermining public participation.

Policymakers need to rethink the values that justify government AI adoption in the first place, writes Ben Green.

The tech arm of Trump 2.0 isn't just reshaping government — it's consolidating control over the data infrastructure that makes modern governance possible. By centralizing data flows and gutting public...

There are already many instances of AI-driven governance gone wrong, writes Ben Green. DOGE may offer a new case study.

There are already many instances of AI-driven governance gone wrong, writes Ben Green. DOGE may offer a new case study.

There are already many instances of AI-driven governance gone wrong, writes Ben Green. DOGE may offer a new case study.

There are already many instances of AI-driven governance gone wrong, writes Ben Green. DOGE may offer a new case study.

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Proponents of legal automation believe that translating the law into code can improve the legal system. However, research and reporting suggest that legal software systems often contain flawed translations of the law, resulting in serious harms such as ...