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...
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.
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.
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...
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
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
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
detailsThe view that AI-driven machines will outsmart humanity, take over the world, and kill us all
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