LG’s recent webOS update forcibly installs Microsoft Copilot on its smart TVs, prioritizing advertising and data collection over user experience.
Surveillance Capitalism and the Transatlantic Divide
In the United States, the erosion of privacy has become normalized, facilitated by an administration that owes favors to the companies that financed its campaign.
In the United States, the erosion of privacy has become normalized, facilitated by an administration that owes favors to the companies that financed its campaign.
Park the Trolley and Let’s Address the Real Ethical Questions of Self-Driving Cars
Self-driving cars prioritize minimizing damage and avoiding collisions through route analysis, braking, and dynamic control.
Self-driving cars prioritize minimizing damage and avoiding collisions through route analysis, braking, and dynamic control.
Deepfakes Are No Longer a Disinformation Problem. They Are Your Next Supply-Chain Risk
Deepfakes have evolved from a social media oddity to a systemic operational risk for corporations.
Deepfakes have evolved from a social media oddity to a systemic operational risk for corporations.
The Next AI Frontier: Systems That Learn Like Our Brains, Fast, Slow and Continuously
Neural networks learn due to different layers and algorithms operating at varying speeds, creating a nested learning system.
Neural networks learn due to different layers and algorithms operating at varying speeds, creating a nested learning system.
What Are We Losing When We Stop Typing What We Want to Say?
Voice input, while convenient, can lead to ambiguity and loss of control, while keyboard input encourages structured and deliberate thinking.
Voice input, while convenient, can lead to ambiguity and loss of control, while keyboard input encourages structured and deliberate thinking.
Why AI Won’t Transform Work as Fast as You Think
Amid the widespread apocalyptic predictions of the impact of AI on the future of work.
Amid the widespread apocalyptic predictions of the impact of AI on the future of work.
When You Can Clone Yourself: The Ethics and Absurdity of the Digital Twin
We are entering an era where professionals will not just automate tasks: they will replicate their personas.
We are entering an era where professionals will not just automate tasks: they will replicate their personas.
From Doomscrolling to the Eternal Conversation: The Hidden Power Shift in the Attention Economy
Instead of scrolling, destroying our brain cells by consuming inane content interspersed with ads, we now have interfaces that talk to us.
Instead of scrolling, destroying our brain cells by consuming inane content interspersed with ads, we now have interfaces that talk to us.
Grokipedia and the Age of AI Megalomania
The result is less an encyclopedia than an algorithmic mirror of one man’s ideology.
The result is less an encyclopedia than an algorithmic mirror of one man’s ideology.
When AI Gets It Wrong: Why Responsibility Still Lies With Us
Human supervision is crucial when using AI in professions, requiring professionals to understand its limitations and take responsibility for its outputs.
Human supervision is crucial when using AI in professions, requiring professionals to understand its limitations and take responsibility for its outputs.
Samsung’s Ad-Powered Fridge: A Masterclass in How to Alienate Your Best Customers
This move is seen as a violation of customer trust, particularly for those who value a premium, ad-free experience.
This move is seen as a violation of customer trust, particularly for those who value a premium, ad-free experience.
Work and the Machine: History Repeats Itself
During the first industrial revolution, steam engines destroyed artisanal trades and family workshops.
During the first industrial revolution, steam engines destroyed artisanal trades and family workshops.
Who’s Surfing the Internet, You or Your Browser?
These browsers are susceptible to prompt injections, where hidden commands can manipulate the AI to perform unauthorized actions like leaking passwords or extracting personal information.
These browsers are susceptible to prompt injections, where hidden commands can manipulate the AI to perform unauthorized actions like leaking passwords or extracting personal information.
Behind the Padlock: The Hidden Risks of Built-In Password Managers
While improved, browser-based password managers create a single point of failure; if an attacker accesses your browser session, they gain access to all your stored passwords.
While improved, browser-based password managers create a single point of failure; if an attacker accesses your browser session, they gain access to all your stored passwords.
Autocorrect Gone Rogue: Why Your iPhone Keeps Getting It Wrong
Lack of transparency in the algorithm’s decision-making process erodes user trust, especially when errors occur.
Lack of transparency in the algorithm’s decision-making process erodes user trust, especially when errors occur.