There are good reasons for tech companies to prohibit hate speech on their platforms. But their status as private organizations is not one of them.
In deciding whether to use artificial wombs, we need to revisit one of the oldest and most important questions in philosophy: What is a life worth living?
Some have argued that disenfranchising the elderly would allow younger people to make decisions about their future, but is it really that simple?
Give-away websites allow participants to exercise generosity and build community, but some recipients are turning them into a way to make money
Using computer models to determine where crime is most likely to occur could reinforce police biases about neighbourhoods with ethnic or racial minorities
It may make some people understandably uncomfortable, but extending the right to assisted dying to the mentally ill is a compassionate solution
As fears of gene-editing technologies in the hands of amateur scientists grow, we should focus on genuine risks and not overreact to speculative threats
That’s just one of the ethical dilemmas sure to arise as municipalities across Canada rush to embrace smart city initiatives