Search Results: TechEthics

As the U.S. obsesses over AI model performance and geopolitical competition, critical questions about algorithmic accountability and societal impact remain unaddressed. This analysis argues that unchecked AI integration in policing, military, and public systems risks eroding democratic institutions through opaque decision-making and power imbalances. The path forward requires enforceable transparency standards and public-interest audits to align technological power with civic responsibility.

Theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder delivers a scathing critique of AI's overpromises, arguing that current systems like ChatGPT exhibit 'diminishing returns' despite massive resource consumption. Her analysis reveals fundamental limitations in large language models and questions whether the tech industry's AI gold rush is diverting resources from more meaningful innovation.

The December 1993 release of DOOM didn't just redefine gaming with its groundbreaking 3D engine and shareware model—it thrust video game violence into U.S. Senate hearings, forcing a reckoning on tech ethics. We explore co-creator John Romero's insights and the game's enduring legacy in modern software development.

A provocative critique challenges the common developer stance of viewing technology as mere tools divorced from their makers, arguing that this pragmatic indifference fuels Big Tech's dominance and stifles meaningful change. The piece explores the tension between ethical consumption and the harsh realities of ecosystem lock-in, workflow friction, and the daunting scale of corporate power.