Ethical Considerations
Exploring the moral implications of AGI development
Safety
The February 2026 International AI Safety Report (100+ experts, led by Yoshua Bengio) warns capabilities are outpacing safety measures. Companies publishing Frontier AI Safety Frameworks have more than doubled since 2025. AI agents now complete 4+ hour tasks autonomously.
Alignment
With Metaculus forecasters predicting median AGI arrival by February 2028, alignment is increasingly urgent. 'Pluralistic alignment' is emerging as a technique since there is no universal consensus on desirable AI behavior. Anthropic's Constitutional AI and multi-agent oversight lead current approaches.
Fairness
The EU AI Act requires regulatory sandboxes by August 2026, with high-risk rules by December 2027. Trump's March 2026 National AI Framework emphasizes federal preemption of state laws. Colorado AI Act takes effect June 2026. New York signed its own AI Safety Law.
Transparency
AI Safety Summits (Bletchley Park 2023, Seoul 2024, Paris 2025) established international frameworks. The Council of Europe's legally binding AI treaty is now in force. Stanford HAI declares 2026 the year 'AI evangelism gives way to AI evaluation.'