Why sophrosyne, an ancient Greek virtue, matters more than ever in the age of AI

BY ROSS CHANNING REED, Missouri University of Science and Technology Texting while driving. Bullying people on social media. Buying into the latest conspiracy theory. Passing off AI-generated work as your own. That may seem like a random list of 21st-century vices. But I’d argue they’re all examples of the loss of one particular virtue: sophrosyne. An … Continue reading Why sophrosyne, an ancient Greek virtue, matters more than ever in the age of AI

How AI could take over elections – and undermine democracy

BY ARCHON FUNG and LAWRENCE LESSIG Could organizations use artificial intelligence language models such as ChatGPT to induce voters to behave in specific ways? Sen. Josh Hawley asked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman this question in a May 16, 2023, U.S. Senate hearing on artificial intelligence. Altman replied that he was indeed concerned that some people … Continue reading How AI could take over elections – and undermine democracy