For years, cybersecurity was based on a comforting fiction: attacking complex systems required talent, time, patience and in-depth knowledge.
If 79% of Experts Can’t Beat Index-Based Trading, Why Would AI Be Any Different?
The news that AI agents will soon be able to match human stock traders shouldn’t surprise anyone.
The news that AI agents will soon be able to match human stock traders shouldn’t surprise anyone.
AI Was Built by Society. Should Society Own Part of It?
The reaction was predictable: “socialism”, “expropriation”, “the end of innovation”.
The reaction was predictable: “socialism”, “expropriation”, “the end of innovation”.
No More Alibis: Why Generative AI Can’t Hide Behind Section 230 Any Longer
That distinction is crucial. For decades, search engines have been treated as intermediaries.
That distinction is crucial. For decades, search engines have been treated as intermediaries.
If Social Media Platforms Are Harmful, Why Are We Only Pretending to Protect Children From Them?
The UK government announced a ban on social media platforms for under-16s, excluding messaging apps.
The UK government announced a ban on social media platforms for under-16s, excluding messaging apps.
The Tax That Terrifies Billionaires Isn’t About Taking Their Money. It’s About Making Them Count It
Billionaires can legally minimize taxable income by accumulating unrealized capital gains, borrowing against assets, and using legal loopholes.
Billionaires can legally minimize taxable income by accumulating unrealized capital gains, borrowing against assets, and using legal loopholes.
ChatGPT Under Scrutiny: The End of Move Fast and Fix Things Later?
Deploying AI too quickly without fully understanding its consequences can lead to significant societal challenges.
Deploying AI too quickly without fully understanding its consequences can lead to significant societal challenges.
How Gavin Newsom’s AI Executive Order Raises the Age-Old Question of Who Owns the Means of Production
California is shifting its approach to AI, treating it as an economic policy issue rather than just technological innovation.
California is shifting its approach to AI, treating it as an economic policy issue rather than just technological innovation.
Europe Didn’t End Its Energy Dependence. It Relocated It.
If you want to understand the geopolitics of the last two centuries, chart the history of coal, oil and gas.
If you want to understand the geopolitics of the last two centuries, chart the history of coal, oil and gas.
How Some AI Companies Are Looking to Clean Up, Literally
Companies offering free physical services, like cleaning, are collecting valuable data to train AI systems, similar to how internet companies used free services to gather user data.
Companies offering free physical services, like cleaning, are collecting valuable data to train AI systems, similar to how internet companies used free services to gather user data.
Beyond the False Choice: How Solar and Agriculture Can Grow Together
Researchers are developing designs for olive groves and vineyards that integrate solar panels to mechanize growth and harvest cycles.
Researchers are developing designs for olive groves and vineyards that integrate solar panels to mechanize growth and harvest cycles.
AI Won’t Optimize Your Company. It Will Force You to Rebuild It
For the past two years, companies have been asking the wrong question: how do we use AI in our processes?
For the past two years, companies have been asking the wrong question: how do we use AI in our processes?
Fast and Curious: Why the Car Is No Longer a Private Space
GM sold driving behavior data to insurance companies, leading to increased premiums for drivers unaware of the data sharing.
GM sold driving behavior data to insurance companies, leading to increased premiums for drivers unaware of the data sharing.
For Years, Big Tech Has Harvested Our Data. Now It Wants Us to Hand Over Our Lives
Agents can perform tasks like scheduling, purchasing, and organizing on behalf of users, going beyond the capabilities of traditional chatbots.
Agents can perform tasks like scheduling, purchasing, and organizing on behalf of users, going beyond the capabilities of traditional chatbots.
As Long as Surveillance Pays, Social Networks Will Remain Toxic
Social media platforms are not social networks but infrastructure for extracting attention and monetizing data.
Social media platforms are not social networks but infrastructure for extracting attention and monetizing data.
Code Is Becoming Cheap, Judgment Is Becoming Expensive
Companies are simultaneously laying off developers while offering high salaries for engineers with AI skills.
Companies are simultaneously laying off developers while offering high salaries for engineers with AI skills.