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Moratorium

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey with a red background | Illustration: Lex Villena; William Frye/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Death Penalty

Alabama Schedules First Execution After Monthslong Moratorium and 'Sham' Investigation

After an array of botched and unsuccessful executions, the state's Department of Corrections says its ready to start executing inmates again.

Emma Camp | 5.12.2023 4:18 PM

An open letter's proposed six-month "pause" on A.I. research is a bad idea. It wouldn't work anyway. | Daniel Chetroni | Dreamstime.com

Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk, Andrew Yang, and Steve Wozniak Propose an A.I. 'Pause.' It's a Bad Idea and Won't Work Anyway.

For good and ill, human beings advance through trial and error. The same will be the case with A.I.

Ronald Bailey | 3.30.2023 1:20 PM

example graph demonstrating seeding the stratosphere with particles to reflect a portion of sunlight away from the earth and thus cooling the planet a bit | National Academy of Sciences

Climate Change

Prominent Climate Change Activist Researchers Finally Call for Solar Geoengineering Research

Reason first argued for researching such a planetary emergency cooling system 26 years ago.

Ronald Bailey | 2.28.2023 4:35 PM

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey | ALABAMA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE/UPI/Newscom

Death Penalty

Alabama's Governor Calls for a Moratorium on Executions in the State

While the pause comes as a relief to those opposed to the death penalty, Ivey's full-throated defense of the practice makes it clear that she seeks only a temporary pause in executions, not an end to the policy.

Emma Camp | 11.22.2022 10:17 AM

facenewscom | Andriy Popov/Newscom

Facial Recognition

Congress Weighs a Moratorium on Facial Recognition and Biometric Surveillance Technologies

And it's not a moment too soon.

Ronald Bailey | 6.15.2021 4:55 PM

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Facial Recognition

Preventing Government Facial Recognition Oppression

Pervasive real-time police surveillance is not just theoretical anymore.

Ronald Bailey | 3.8.2019 2:05 PM

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Robots

Ban Killer Robots, Says Open Letter from Robotics and AI Researchers

Lethal autonomous weapons are too dangerous to develop.

Ronald Bailey | 7.28.2015 3:03 PM

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Science & Technology

Nobel Laureates Call For Halting Scientific and Ethical Progress

Permissionless innovation works best for both scientific and moral progress.

Ronald Bailey | 4.10.2015 10:51 AM

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Biotechnology

Another Pointless Human Gene-Editing Moratorium

Now watch the bioluddites swarm out of the policy woodwork.

Ronald Bailey | 3.20.2015 11:23 AM

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