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  [### The Ethics of Extreme Wealth

 ](/news/2026/06/ethics-extreme-wealth) June 15, 2026 

 The recent arrival of the world's first trillionaire has brought along a wide spectrum of ethical opinions on wealth. The Edmond &amp; Lily Safra Center for Ethics hosted an event in anticipation of this moment, inviting participants to wrestle with issues of... 

 

 

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   [### Why It Matters That Some Are Worse Off Than Those Who Could Have Existed

 ](/news/2026/06/why-it-matters-some-are-worse-those-who-could-have-existed) June 12, 2026 

 Former Fellow-in-Residence Dr. David O'Brien has a new article in Utilitas titled " Why it Matters That Some are Worse Off Than Those Who Could Have Existed." The article examines egalitarianism and prioritarianism as they relate to a case raised by... 

 

 

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   [### Gaming for Good: A One Day Instructional Design Hackathon

 ](/news/2026/05/gaming-good-one-day-instructional-design-hackathon) May 22, 2026 

 The pedagogy team at the Edmond &amp; Lily Safra Center for Ethics is always working to develop new tools, resources, activities, and lesson plans that apply active learning to teach ethics-related topics in an immersive and engaging way. This Spring, they... 

 

  [Genevieve Wallace](/people/genevieve-wallace)

 

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   [### Ethically Focused Summer Research

 ](/news/2026/05/ethically-focused-summer-research) May 21, 2026 

 Each summer, a select group of Harvard College undergraduates are awarded Kissel Grants to support research and writing that contributes to the understanding of practical ethics. Their projects may involve research for senior theses, case studies for use... 

 

 

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   [### Interloper or Interlocutor? Debating AI’s Impact on Social Interactions

 ](/news/2026/05/interloper-or-interlocutor-debating-ais-impact-social-interactions) May 04, 2026 

 Artificial intelligence has the potential to make us better people, providing expert-sourced guidance to help us through difficult conversations. But the technology can also generate suspicion, leading people to question the authenticity of these... 

 

  [Genevieve Wallace](/people/genevieve-wallace)

 

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   [### Announcing 2026 Fellows-in-Residence &amp; Civil Discourse Fellows!

 ](/news/2026/04/announcing-2026-fellows-residence-civil-discourse-fellows) April 23, 2026 

 We are delighted to welcome our 2026-2027 Fellows-in-Residence and Civil Discourse Fellows! This group brings together exemplary scholars across philosophy, law, political science, and public policy to examine how communication, institutions, and... 

 

  [Genevieve Wallace](/people/genevieve-wallace)

 

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   [### Gina Schouten named 2026 Guggenheim Fellow

 ](/news/2026/04/gina-schouten-named-2026-guggenheim-fellow) April 20, 2026 

 Congratulations to Gina Schouten, member of the Faculty Committee at the Edmond &amp; Lily Safra Center for Ethics and Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University, for being awarded a 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship! A leading scholar in social and political... 

 

 

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   [### Trusting AI with Ethical Questions? Not so Fast

 ](/news/2026/04/trusting-ai-ethical-questions-not-so-fast) April 13, 2026 

 Rule number one of Isaac Asimov’s “Three Rules of Robotics” states: A robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction allow a human being to come to harm. A new study by Sarah Hubbard, David Kidd (our Chief Assessment Scientist), and Andrei Stupu... 

 

  [Genevieve Wallace](/people/genevieve-wallace)

 

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   [### Announcing 2026 Graduate Fellows!

 ](/news/2026/03/announcing-2026-graduate-fellows) March 30, 2026 

 Our six new graduate fellows come from as many academic backgrounds to pursue their PhDs – and one SJD! – here at Harvard. This new cohort brings expertise in philosophy and religion, political theory and law, and history and religion. Having an... 

 

  [Genevieve Wallace](/people/genevieve-wallace)

 

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   [### Harvard Ethics Bowl Team Finishes Top 8 Nationally

 ](/news/2026/03/harvard-ethics-bowl-team-finishes-top-8-nationally) March 11, 2026 

 A relatively new team, formed at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, a group of seven Harvard undergraduate students advanced to the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl (APPE IEB) quarterfinals this... 

 

  [Genevieve Wallace](/people/genevieve-wallace)

 

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   [### Guarding Democracy in the Age of AI: When Everyone Has to Do Their Part

 ](/news/2026/02/guarding-democracy-age-ai-when-everyone-has-do-their-part) February 17, 2026 

 By Vija Kalniņa, PhD, Business AI Ethics Initiative Lead Researcher and Lily Noyes, Business AI Ethics Initiative Research Assistant Introduction As the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies continues to create seemingly endless... 

 

 

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   [### New Article from Our Research Team on U.S. AI Policy and Law

 ](/news/2026/02/new-article-our-research-team-us-ai-policy-and-law) February 10, 2026 

 We are pleased to announce that the article “The Tangled Path to Success: The U.S. AI Policy and Legal Frameworks,” authored by members of the Business AI Ethics Initiative team, was published on December 2, 2025, in Latvia’s largest legal journal Jurista... 

 

 

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