In teaching AI-era ethics, discussion often focuses on users because they are the audience, even though AI systems carry bias and limits and can cause unintended harm. Responsibility is often placed on users amid gaps in understanding between developers and users. The article cites cases where automated software and algorithms reinforce discrimination and harm vulnerable groups. It also raises concerns about opaque practices inside AI firms, environmental costs of data centres, and low-paid content moderation work in developing countries.

The U.S. Congress is pushing legislation that would impose a separate annual fee of up to $130 on electric vehicle drivers, arguing they should contribute to road upkeep because EVs do not pay the federal gasoline tax. The bill would also charge plug-in hybrids $35 a year and raise the EV fee by $5 annually from 2029 to as much as $150. Industry and environmental groups say the plan amounts to a punitive tax that could hurt EV adoption.