Sociopathic Intelligence: Anthropomorphism and Ethics of AI
In preparation for my upcoming talk at the 2026 AI for Good Summit, find out some more about ‘Sociopathic Intelligence’ and the ethical AI risks it poses.
I am so excited to announce that I will be speaking at the 2026 AI for Good Summit in Geneva, presenting the talk ‘Sociopathic Intelligence: Anthropomorphism and Ethics of AI’ on the Town Square Stage at 12:00 CEST on Wednesday 8th July.
AI for Good is the United Nation’s leading platform on Artificial Intelligence. You can find out more about my talk here: Sociopathic intelligence: Anthropomorphism and ethics of AI - AI for Good
Counting down a week from the event, I am publishing a version of my talk as an article, stylistically adapted for this format. Read ahead to find out more about sociopathic intelligence, anthropomorphism and a-ethical AI, ethical debt, and ethics by design as the way forward regarding these risks, challenges, and ethical considerations.
There are three ideas I want you to carry out of this room. The first is what sociopathic intelligence is and how will it help us understand the ethical risks of artificial intelligence. The second is the problems associated with anthropomorphism and a-ethical AI, addressing the way we project humanity onto machines that are stochastic and mathematical, and why that framing is both dangerous and misleading. The third is ethical debt, summing up the cost we are already running up by deferring these questions.
And finally, how we respond to these challenges with ethics by design.
Read on Medium:
For Medium members: Sociopathic Intelligence: Anthropomorphism and Ethics of AI | by Allegra Cuomo | InnoEthics
For non-Medium members: https://medium.com/a-philosophy-students-guide-to-ethics-of-ai/sociopathic-intelligence-anthropomorphism-and-ethics-of-ai-b863888ff341?sk=3d82d61213ed97c902fe5c9fbbd2152c
Great talk Allegra, glad to have been there. Will the recording be available via the AI Summit website?
Thanks