Ethics and governance
Responsibility, fairness, power and how ethical commitments become practical.
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Research posts: Ethics and governance
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When a research paper becomes a tool, who remains responsible?
Topics: AI · Autopoietic Ecology · Ethics and governance · Knowledge and research · Meaning Mediation · ReviewsNature’s Paper2Agent study makes research methods easier to reuse through AI agents. An AE review distinguishes successful execution from scientific judgement and accountable control.
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A cheap chip is not the same as a cheap consequence
Topics: technology · Autopoietic Ecology · Reviews · Ethics and governance · Organisations and changeA peer-reviewed low-carbon-computing paper examines the electronics hidden in everyday products. An AE reading asks why making a device can be easier than sustaining its useful life.
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When the feed gets it right, can you still leave?
An accepted ASSETS study separates relevant short-video recommendations from the ability to stop. An AE reading asks whose effort and future activities a successful feed leaves out.
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What makes AI ethical? Reading Larry Medsker’s AI and Ethics Handbook
Topics: AI · Autopoietic Ecology · education · Ethics and governance · Organisations and change · ReviewsA preliminary review of Larry Medsker’s AI and Ethics Handbook, exploring critical AI literacy, governance and social justice through an autopoietic ecology perspective.
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Reading UNESCO’s AI Futures Through Autopoietic Ecology
Archive: a September 2025 reflection on UNESCO’s AI futures work through an earlier version of AE. Read the current AE overview for the latest framework.
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