Visual Arts Matthew S.W. Silk | 30 Nov 2022 Man v. Machine: The Ethics of AI Art What does the future look like for creative pursuits when AI art can be crowned?
Opinion Matthew S.W. Silk | 9 Nov 2022 On Canada's Oath of Allegiance Why should citizens swear allegiance to the Crown?
High Theory and Ethical AI Applied or theoretical? What's the best approach when building a code of conduct from the ground up? 19 Oct 2022 | Matthew S.W. Silk
'Dahmer' and the Dramatization of Crime By what standard should we judge true crime beyond mere entertainment value? 17 Oct 2022 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Is It Wrong to Say the Pandemic Is Over? Was Biden wrong in declaring victory too soon? 26 Sep 2022 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Toward an Ethical Theory of Consciousness for AI It's alive? How can we tell when AI comes to possess an inner life? 17 Aug 2022 | Matthew S.W. Silk
LaMDA, Lemoine, and the Problem with Sentience What's the most important takeaway from this cautionary tale? 27 Jul 2022 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Constitutional Deadlock Over Privacy: A Third Way? Is there a realistic solution to popular dissatisfaction with the Court? 8 Jul 2022 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Is “Personhood” a Normative or Descriptive Concept? How entities get categorized is invariably a loaded determination filled with additional ethical baggage. 28 Jun 2022 | Matthew S.W. Silk
The Ethics of AI Behavior Manipulation Given that algorithms manipulate user behavior and others can manipulate the algorithm, can we ever trust the algorithm as a force for good? 8 Jun 2022 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Transparency and Trust in News Media "Trust in news is not just about getting the facts right, it's about how facts are being organized, packaged, and delivered." 17 May 2022 | Matthew S.W. Silk
AI and Pure Science Can we really continue to maintain the thin line that divides knowledge from application? 19 Apr 2022 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Is It Time to Nationalize YouTube and Facebook? Might these harmful platforms offer public goods requiring a government-sponsored alternative? 5 Apr 2022 | Matthew S.W. Silk
The Democratic Limits of Public Trust in Science Scientific advice can only take us so far. At some point, it's politicians who translate information into policy. 18 Feb 2022 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Correcting Bias in A.I.: Lessons from Philosophy of Science Is there any such thing as a view from nowhere? Do we know how to get there? 27 Jan 2022 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Who Is Accountable for Inductive Risk in AI? When the algorithm makes a mistake, whose responsibility is it to provide an explanation? 15 Dec 2021 | Matthew S.W. Silk
The Ethical Risks of Ad-Hoc Bilingualism What kind of jobs and services might legitimately require a foot in both worlds? 17 Nov 2021 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Truth and Reconciliation Day How do we adequately honor the past and reflect on the harms the First Nations people have suffered? 26 Oct 2021 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Moral Lessons from the Meng Wanzhou Affair? It's difficult to see the narrative that this political showdown was about taking a stand on principles as anything but hollow. 4 Oct 2021 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Are Vaccines Passports Ethical? Are we justified in constraining some people's rights so that others might enjoy a return to normal? 16 Sep 2021 | Matthew S.W. Silk
What the Moral Tragedy in Afghanistan Teaches How did we get here? Who is to blame? What could we have done differently? Are there any useful takeaways from the mess we find ourselves in? 23 Aug 2021 | Matthew S.W. Silk
Ethical Obligations to Climate Refugees What moral reasons might best ground nations' duty to provide aid and asylum to those being displaced? 13 Aug 2021 | Matthew S.W. Silk
