Applied ethics

Belgian Ian Frejean, 11, walks with "Zora" the robot, a humanoid robot designed to entertain patients and to support care providers, at AZ Damiaan hospital in Ostend, Belgium June 16, 2016.

What can AI learn from non-Western philosophies?

Much of the work being done in the budding field of artificial intelligence ethics has been approached with Western ethical traditions in mind. One group of researchers is trying to change that, and recently released a report on what artificial intelligence developers — and the technologies themselves — can learn from Buddhism, Confucianism, Ubuntu and other non-Western ethical traditions.

What can AI learn from non-Western philosophies?

Whistleblower Exposes Dishonest Practices at Citigroup

Whistleblower Exposes Dishonest Practices at Citigroup

Chesapeake Energy: Could This Be the Next Enron?

Chesapeake Energy: Could This Be the Next Enron?

U.N. summit focuses on how to improve global happiness

U.N. summit focuses on how to improve global happiness

Cain Denies Affair With Atlanta Woman

Cain Denies Affair With Atlanta Woman

Herman Cain facing accusations of decade-long extramarital affair

Ginger White, a single mom in Atlanta, says for 13 years she and Herman Cain engaged in an extramarital affair. Cain admits knowing the woman but vehemently denied the affair.

Herman Cain facing accusations of decade-long extramarital affair

Cain Blames 'Democratic Machine' for New Harassment Allegations

Cain Blames 'Democratic Machine' for New Harassment Allegations

Herman Cain and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Herman Cain and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Herman Cain Fights Sexual Harassment Allegations

Herman Cain Fights Sexual Harassment Allegations

Herman Cain Responds to Allegations of Sexual Harrasment

Herman Cain Responds to Allegations of Sexual Harrasment
The World

The impact of Anita Hill: then and now

Twenty years ago, Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court confirmation seemed controversial but likely, until a young law professor named Anita Hill changed him with sexual harassment. The Hill-Thomas hearings riveted the nation.

The impact of Anita Hill: then and now

How governments can create policies that promote happiness

A survey conducted in Victoria, British Columbia revealed that quality of community and environment played a very big part in determining the degree of happiness people felt.

How governments can create policies that promote happiness

Measuring Happiness in Victoria, British Columbia

A Canadian epidemiologist is helping his own community to track the happiness of its people.

Measuring Happiness in Victoria, British Columbia

New Delhi 'Slutwalk' Protest

Hundreds of Indian women march in a toned down 'slutwalk'

New Delhi 'Slutwalk' Protest

Defense Secretary Robert Gates accused of ignoring sexual assaults

The last two U.S. Secretaries of Defense, Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld, are named in a lawsuit saying they turned a blind eye to sexual assaults in the military.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates accused of ignoring sexual assaults