Kids judge Alexa smarter than Roomba, but say both deserve kindness

Most kids know it’s wrong to yell or hit someone, but what if that someone is a robot named Alexa? A new study asked kids how smart and sensitive they thought the virtual assistant was compared to a robotic vacuum. Four- to eleven-year-olds rated Alexa as more intelligent than the Roomba but felt neither deserve …

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AI, Automation, and the Ethics of Modern Warfare

Editors Note: In a previous post, Palantir’s Privacy and Civil Liberties (PCL) team articulated the case for why AI ethics and efficacy discussions need to move beyond performative towards operational realities. We suggested that the contextual domains of AI application provide a tangible foothold for delving into the ways that Palantir, and the AI-enabled and …