Policy & Ethics

Last month, a bereaved mother sued two AI developers, Google and its parent, Alphabet, seeking damages for her teenage son’s suicide. The lad was seduced by a character he created in conjunction with a ChatAI algorithmic program.

Federal government policy- and decision-making requires deep scientific, technological, and medical expertise from innumerable departments, agencies, and personnel.

The headline in Science magazine, for example, asserted that “Supreme Court ruling ma

A recent study found two-thirds of homeless people have a mental illness, with more than three-quarters of them having experienced it during their lifetimes.

Given the recent appointment of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Starting with Z – the antacid, Zantac

We are one of the largest producers of sugar in the world; however, our demand outstrips our supply. The visible hand of government has intervened in the sugar market for over two centuries.

Let's give the DEA and FDA a (Bronx) cheer (1). They continue to amaze. What they may lack in common sense they make up through diversity. As in "They can sure screw up a diverse set of problems."

Even as New York City just announced its expansion of employee-reproductive benefits to include $