Tag: Technology

In a new manifesto, OpenAI’s Sam Altman envisions an AI utopia – and reveals glaring blind spots

German-American philosopher Hannah Arendt’s masterwork foresaw the self-obsessed consumerist world that technology was creating.

  By Vandinika Shukla & Bruce Schneier

Interview: Kugan Parapen

Other countries are failing, but here are the 3 worst nightmares

  Disinformation caught many people off guard during the 2016 Brexit referendum and US presidential election. Since then, a mini-industry has developed to analyse and counter it.

Destruction through wars, genocides, epidemics, famines, natural catastrophes, technology, nuclear bombs, and soon, climate change and global warming

Socratic Dialogue

Disinformation campaigns often use a set of rhetorical devices that you can learn to spot, like conspiracy narratives, good versus evil framing, and revealed secrets.

Research suggests people often feel a sense of guilt, shame and regret after filling their free time with online activities

Opinion

From open letters to congressional testimony, some AI leaders have stoked fears that the technology is a direct threat to humanity. The reality is less dramatic but perhaps

Artificial intelligence looks like a political campaign manager’s dream because it could tune its persuasion efforts to millions of people individually – but it could be a nightmare

It is time the voices of citizens, especially those of the younger and upcoming generations, are heard about what kind of physical and social environment they would want

The rise of artificial intelligence may result in new religions