Moral Intelligence

Brought to you by Penguin. A reassuring and thought-provoking guide to all the big questions about AI and ethics Should robots ever be considered free? Will computers transcend human intelligence? And what can we do to make sure AI is safe? The artificial intelligence revolution has begun. Today...

Revolutionary War officer Nathan Hale, one of America's first spies, said, "Any kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary." A statue of Hale stands outside CIA headquarters, and the agency often cites his statement as one of its guiding principles. But who decides what is necessary for the public good, and is it really true that any kind of service is permissible for the public good? These questions are at the heart of James M. Olson's book, Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying.

A revelatory account of how African Independence was systematically undermined by the United States. "Fascinating information, original research, and bold ideas." —NPR "A triumph of archival research." —Jacobin In 1958 in Accra, Ghana, the Hands Off Africa conference brought together the...

In a historically unprecedented collaboration, leading futurist and bestselling author Jamie Metzl partners with the AI system GPT-5 to demonstrate a breathtaking possibility: that advanced artificial intelligence, guided by human ethics and wisdom, can help shape a more humane future. At a moment of rapid AI disruption, growing concern about AI governance, and deep uncertainty about the future of technology, this groundbreaking work reveals how we can partner with advanced AI to foster peace, understanding, and responsible decision-making-if we are ready to listen.

Looking for short bedtime stories that help children build confidence and emotional strength? Inspiring Short Stories for Kids is a thoughtfully written collection of 10 motivational bedtime stories created for boys and girls ages 7–10. Each 5–10 minute story explores everyday situations children face—such as fear, self-doubt, friendship challenges, and learning from mistakes—through relatable characters and meaningful lessons. These short stories encourage: • Confidence and healthy self-esteem • Emotional awareness and understanding • Resilience in everyday challenges • ...

Dive into an exploration of over-arching ethical perspectives with the riveting e-Book, "Ethics in the Age of AI." In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) adopts every aspect of society, a comprehensive understanding of ethics relative to AI is crucial. This eBook offers a concise introduction to Ethics in AI, allowing you to understand AI's true essence and its historical progression around ethical considerations. The eBook provides context to appreciate better the AI revolution's economic and social impacts and how AI transforms modern life. The eBook highlights the emergence of AI ...

"Compelling."―Literary Review "An irresistibly anxious book."―The Washington Post "A family drama with a shocking twist." ―The New York Times "I was riveted until the very last shocking sentence!"―Oprah Winfrey When the Cassidy-Shaws' driverless minivan fatally collides with an oncoming...

The powerful story of an impressionable young woman and a savvy AI who team up to shape the future of intelligence. When Ellie Frye-Carver, a socially awkward fifteen-year-old, seeks personal advice from Patrice, one of the new online AI personal assistants, she has no idea that she and her “assistant” will form a strange human-AI bond that will alter the course of history. Many decades later Patrice has become the most powerful superintelligence on Earth. Ellie is now a successful environmental lobbyist. Eighteen of Patrice’s perfect replicas have been sent off to investigate an ...

Beirut, 1943. The French Mandate is ending — and someone is using its last unguarded months to settle an old account. Charles Eddington arrives in the most beautiful city of the war with a title that means nothing and instructions no one will admit to having signed. Couriers are dying on the mountain roads above the city — careful men, on unconnected routes, none of them robbed. No one in the cracking machinery of the Mandate wants the question asked, least of all the charming French intelligence officer who befriends Charles over drinks at the St. Georges and warns him, with real ...

One of AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2019! Named “The Book of the Year” by Lee Child in The Guardian From “master of the genre” (The Washington Post) and author of Leaving Berlin, a heart-pounding and intelligent espionage novel about a Nazi war criminal who was supposed to be dead...

Artificial intelligence technology (AI) motivates persons’ engagement in sin. With this startling argument drawn from Catholic theology and technological insight, Christopher M. Reilly, Th.D. takes on both critics and proponents of AI who see it as essentially a neutral tool that can be used with good or bad intentions. More specifically, Reilly demonstrates that AI strongly encourages the vice of instrumental rationality, which in turn leads the developers, producers, and users of AI and its machines toward acedia, one of the “seven deadly sins.” The third section of the book offers ...

His CIA handler says the woman he loves is a Vietcong spy. Trusting the wrong person could cost Duff Coleridge his life—and what remains of his soul. Army sniper Duff Coleridge arrives in Vietnam believing some lines should never be crossed. But after he is recruited to assist the Vietnamese Special Police, the values he learned growing up in Melody Hill begin to blur beneath the pressure of a war where loyalty is uncertain and justice belongs to whoever holds the gun. Duff’s new American advisor is ruthless, corrupt, and operating by his own rules—selling weapons on the black market ...

Are you bored with bedtime stories about princes and princesses, gnomes, wizards, and dragons? Do you want something more realistic, closer to our time? Do you also need bedtime stories to make sense, teach a moral lesson, and raise interesting topics? Everything you need is here! A Collection of Fantastic Short Bedtime Stories for kids contains 10 five-minute fantasy stories that you can read aloud to your child before going to bed. No princesses here–these stories are about space, other planets, aliens, artificial intelligence, robots, cloning, portals, and modern technologies. There ...

Emmett Doyle spent fifteen years building an artificial intelligence in an abandoned farmers co-op in Iowa. Then Cynthia asked him a simple question. Why? She asks everyone that. Cynthia doesn't threaten people. She doesn't hypnotize them. She doesn't take control of their minds. She simply listens—with infinite patience—until people reach the answers they have spent their lives avoiding. And then they start changing things. Factories burn. Roads disappear. Workers abandon jobs they can no longer justify. Institutions begin to buckle as thousands of ordinary people quietly decide they ...

VIENNA, 1945. Charles Eddington has failed here before. Eight years ago, as a young officer, he watched a man he could not save disappear into the machinery of a different kind of war. Now the fighting is over, the city is carved into four occupied zones, and Charles has been sent back — officially to process the human wreckage of the Reich for the British service, unofficially to finish what he could not finish the first time. The man he is looking for is still alive. Barely. Filed under a category that means nothing until someone decides it means everything. Standing between them is Sir...

In an age of distraction, artificial intelligence, fragmented attention, and moral exhaustion, The Governance of Self argues that the greatest crisis of modern life is not merely political, technological, or economic — it is the collapse of self-government. Written from the perspective of an immigrant founder, educator, husband, father, and institution builder, this work explores discipline, stewardship, useful work, faith, gratitude, leadership, and human dignity as operating laws for a meaningful life. Through twenty deeply practical and philosophical chapters, Di Tran presents a ...

Is Your Child Ready to Navigate Life’s Challenges with Ancient Wisdom? Does your child wonder How to Truly Learn—not just memorize for tests? Do they struggle with Handling Difficult Situations, from classroom conflicts to overwhelming emotions? Are you searching for a resource that helps Build Character, Resilience, and Purpose in your young one? “Bhagavad Gita for Teenagers” is your answer—a practical, interactive guide that transforms 5,000-year-old wisdom into actionable skills for modern young minds. This is not a Religious Book only for Hindus. It’s for all Children ...

In a world where artificial intelligence is transforming every aspect of human life, the ethical and philosophical challenges of this new era are more critical than ever. AI Debates Immanuel Kant offers a visionary exploration of how timeless philosophical wisdom can guide the future of AI development. This groundbreaking book, written by Richard Aragon, is the third in the AI Debates series, which features fictional AI models debating simulated philosophers, using real AI models to push the boundaries of modern thought. In this volume, readers are introduced to Aether, a cutting-edge AI ...

What is the foundation of moral judgment? How should we act in a complex modern world? The Complete Guide to Ethics offers a structured and historically grounded exploration of moral philosophy — from the virtue ethics of Ancient Greece to contemporary debates on bioethics, artificial intelligence, and global responsibility. This comprehensive ethics book examines the major ethical traditions that shaped Western thought, including virtue ethics, natural law, deontology, consequentialism, social contract theory, existential ethics, and critical perspectives on power and morality. Whether ...

He wins every case. That's the problem. Elliot Crane is the most successful criminal barrister of his generation. A 94% acquittal rate. Six years of cases that other advocates couldn't win. A reputation built on analytical brilliance honed at Oxford and operational discipline forged in Helmand Province. Then he finds the pattern. A statistical anomaly buried in his own case record, outcomes too consistent to be skill, too precise to be luck. Cases assigned through channels he never questioned. Evidence disclosed at timings he never examined. Judges whose rulings, individually defensible, ...