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There has been a remarkable surge in the use of algorithms and artificial intelligence to address a wide range of problems and challenges. While their adoption, particularly with the rise of AI, is reshaping nearly every industry sector, discipline,

MIT Schwarzman College of Computing's inaugural Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) Symposium convened experts from multiple disciplines to explore the challenges and opportunities that arise with the broad applicability of computing in many aspects of society.

There are competing notions of fairness — and sometimes they’re incompatible, as facial recognition and lending algorithms show.

Information and information technologies are increasingly essential to our social, economic, and political interactions.

A New Hire, a Koch Grant, and a Department in Crisis The money was supposed to be a lifeline. Instead it added fuel to a fire. Andrea Levy for The Chronicle Politics and the Academy May 25, 2021 The search for a new philosophy professor at Bowling Green State University was relatively uneventful at first. A committee was formed, applications came in. Committee members culled the pool and, as 2015 came to a close, narrowed it down to a hand...