Ethics and AI
13 long-form articles on ethics and artificial intelligence by Sahir Maharaj, Lead Data Scientist and Microsoft MVP. Practical, research-grounded essays on how AI is changing ethics.
AI Bias Is Not a Bug. It Is a Mirror.
The cycle of discovery and technical fix keeps repeating. The reason is not in the code.
The Performance Review Is Dead
Continuous monitoring replaced the annual ritual. That is not obviously progress.
The Portrait of You That Lives in a Database
What it means when an algorithm predicts you better than your friends.
The Ghost Writing Your Colleagues' Emails
When AI drafts the message, whose voice are you really reading?
Your Digital Twin Is Already Being Built
The version of you living on servers you never signed up for.
Why a Black-Box Approach in AI Is Not Recommended
What we lose when the systems running our world stop being legible.
The Prospects of Conscious AI
Sitting with a question we don't yet know how to answer.
Will Superintelligence Save Humanity or Destroy It?
Sitting honestly with the most consequential question we're not ready for.
The Intersection of AGI and Human Potential
What it would mean to redesign what it is to be human, and who should decide.
AI That Kills: Who Gave Them Permission?
Lethal autonomous weapons are no longer science fiction. The accountability gap is terrifying.
Can We Train Machines to Be Better Than Us?
If AI learns from us, can it ever rise above our worst patterns?
Is AI the New Thinking Species?
Sitting honestly with a question we don't actually know how to answer.
The Unsettling Reality of AI and Immortality
What happens when the people we lose stay just a message away?