Military men still dream of war machines driven by artificial intelligence (AI). However, the dream remains just that – a dream. Even as computer technology improves, scientists discover that the concept of intelligence...
detailsThe increased use of drone warfare globally is raising the issue of the proliferation of drones. Several countries have agreed to set out international standards for the use of military drones.
detailsFor all the attention on antitrust enforcement against the biggest US technology companies, the more important issue for the economy concerns the direction of technological change.
detailsWhat would it take for a global totalitarian government to rise to power indefinitely? This nightmare scenario may be closer than first appears.
detailsAlready a global leader in 5G infrastructure, China is investing heavily in a broader range of advanced technologies and seeking to introduce them globally as a means of achieving even...
detailsArtificial Intelligence (AI) has evolved based on ‘deep neural networks’, which are modelled on our brain structures and have an insatiable appetite for data.
detailsJust as Congress is considering a $700 billion Defense authorization bill, a DoD report has come out that claims the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has already surpassed the US in missile development...
detailsThe international trade regime we now have, expressed in the rules of the World Trade Organization and other agreements, is not of this world...
detailsAlthough robots that can perform human labor will put downward pressure on wages in the short term, they also will increase the rate of profit, encouraging more investment and a recovery in the wage rate....
detailsScience fiction has a warning about developing mind-reading technology without any proper framework for how to control it.
detailsUS President Donald Trumps campaign against leading Chinese technology companies is driven by legitimate concerns.
detailsFinancial institutions must address the issue of technological sustainability, especially with regard to data, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
detailsArtificial intelligence can generate tremendous value for us all, if policymakers and businesses act swiftly and smartly to capture its full benefits and mitigate the inevitable risks...
detailsBy exploiting technologies that were originally developed by the public sector, digital platform companies have acquired a market position that allows them to extract massive....
detailsIn the cyber realm, the same program can be used for legitimate or malicious purposes, depending on the users intent.
detailsArtificial intelligence has the potential to improve billions of peoples lives but only if it creates and delivers value directly to those most in need, rather than fattening corporate profits
detailsStart-ups are making incremental use of blockchain to reduce plastic waste, but the technology’s power to drive real change is yet to be realised.
detailsAfter centuries of industrialism, we are now on the cusp of a technological revolution that has the potential to abolish all necessary work, giving rise to societies built around leisure and a classical ideal of freedom. The biggest hurdle to realizing su
detailsUnderstanding deterrence in cyberspace is often difficult, because our minds remain captured by an image of deterrence shaped by the Cold War
detailsThe debate about how to regulate the tech sector is eerily reminiscent of the debate over financial regulation in the early 2000s
detailsThere is nothing wrong with using technology to solve problems, including those created by technology, or to give a company a competitive edge.
detailsn our efficiency-obsessed society, new technologies are deployed with the single-minded objective of boosting productivity and eliminating the need for human labor
detailsTechnologies powered by artificial intelligence are being applied to some of the world’s most challenging human-development issues
detailsClausewitz famously observed that war has an enduring nature and a changing character that evolves over time as technology, society, economics, and politics shift. This observation also applies to strategic leadership: it too has an enduring nature and a
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