Ethics

How many worked for DOGE? New data emerges, but many agencies stonewall

At least 206 people worked for the Trump administration's radical effort to reshape government.

  • Sean Michael Newhouse

The US Military Is Not Ready for a Constitutional Crisis

In nine years on duty, I received no training in how to uphold my oath to defend the Constitution. Today's troops need to know how.

  • Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic

Here’s the Key Innovation in DARPA AI Project: Ethics From the Start

A new effort to build patrol drones for urban fights began by forming an ethics advisory board.

  • Paulina Glass

Pentagon Seeks a List of Ethical Principles for Using AI in War

An advisory board is drafting guidelines that may help shape worldwide norms for military artificial intelligence — and woo Silicon Valley to defense work.

  • Patrick Tucker

Google’s New Ethics Rules Forbid Using Its AI for Weapons

In the wake of an employee protest, the internet giant also vows not to use AI in surveillance tools that would violate “internationally accepted norms.”

  • Dave Gershgorn, Quartz