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In an article published on January 20, 2025, in Le Monde , the philosopher Monique Canto-Sperber examines the impact of platform algorithms and social networks on public debate. She contrasts two conceptions of freedom of expression: the French one, framed in particular by the body of press laws under which certain cases—such as racist or sexist insults, incitement to hatred, or the dissemination of false news—are subject to prosecution; and the American conception, enshrined

Among the central questions in AI ethics are those concerning the ecological consequences it entails. Current research focuses primarily on evaluating Machine Learning and Deep Learning systems—often grouped under the label of connectionist AI, as opposed to symbolic AI. The design and deployment of large models rely on massive volumes of data (Big Data) and considerable computing resources, leading to undeniable environmental impacts. The computing power required to train su

The term "applied ethics" emerged in the United States during the 1960s. It was only from the 1970s onward, however, that philosophical ethics underwent a shift in its research orientation and gradually moved from a theoretical and speculative ethics centered on the semantic and epistemological analysis of ethical discourse (what is called "metaethics"), to a more concrete and sectoral ethics, more focused on the moral implications brought about by certain developments in the

Italian philosopher Luciano Floridi, widely recognized for his work in information ethics and the philosophy of technology, is also one of the leading figures in contemporary reflections on artificial intelligence ethics. The second part of his book The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence  (French edition published in 2023), entitled “Assessing AI,”  contains ten chapters that offer, in his own words, “an analysis of some of the most urgent questions raised by the ethics of art

A new grail is driving the ambitions of tech giants: the creation of a new type of software known as “AI agents,” capable of carrying out actions in order to achieve defined objectives. They are distinguished by their ability to reason, learn, adapt, decide, and plan actions autonomously. They are also able to collaborate with one another to coordinate and execute workflows, that is, organized sequences of tasks or actions of varying complexity. They can be deployed across ma

In his TED talk delivered in Germany in December 2017, Daniel Susskind, a professor and researcher in economics at King’s College London, offers a reflection on the profound transformations that robotics and artificial intelligence will bring to bear on work, employment, and society. The author of several books, including A World Without Work  (Flammarion, 2023), in which he considers the end of work and the advent of a state-regulated leisure society, Susskind more broadly a