Meet the New Military-Industrial Complex Meet the New Military-Industrial Complex
How the Pentagon–Silicon Valley alliance is harnessing AI to defeat China in World War III.
Apr 22, 2024 / Michael T. Klare
How Much of Our Humanity Are We Willing to Outsource to AI? How Much of Our Humanity Are We Willing to Outsource to AI?
Tech companies claim artificial general intelligence systems will propel our society forward. But the cost to our humanity may not be worth the risk.
Mar 27, 2024 / Sage Cammers-Goodwin and Rosalie Waelen
AI Isn’t a Radical Technology AI Isn’t a Radical Technology
Actually, it’s not a technology at all—regardless of what overheated predictions about Sora have to say about it.
Feb 27, 2024 / R.H. Lossin and Jason Resnikoff
When AI and Robotics Combine When AI and Robotics Combine
The coming advent of “killer robots.”
Aug 9, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
Humanity Has Created Too Many Ways of Destroying Itself Humanity Has Created Too Many Ways of Destroying Itself
The potential for nuclear disaster and the slow destruction of climate change are both man-made.
Jul 18, 2023 / Tom Engelhardt
The Future of AI Is War The Future of AI Is War
Once confined to the realm of science fiction, the concept of supercomputers killing humans has now become a distinct possibility in the very real world of the near future.
Jul 17, 2023 / Michael T. Klare
Silicon Valley’s Quest to Build God and Control Humanity Silicon Valley’s Quest to Build God and Control Humanity
The world we have is ugly enough, but tech capitalists desire an even uglier one.
Jul 13, 2023 / Edward Ongweso Jr.
Fordism Comes to the Gallery—and AI Comes for the Artists Fordism Comes to the Gallery—and AI Comes for the Artists
Though hyped in the media as the latest thing, the images generated by AI art are actually old, trapping the viewer in a time loop of kitsch.
Jun 14, 2023 / Dwayne Monroe
Can the Rich and Powerful Live Forever? Can the Rich and Powerful Live Forever?
The madness of new longevity treatments.
Jun 12, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
AI Doesn’t Pose an Existential Risk—but Silicon Valley Does AI Doesn’t Pose an Existential Risk—but Silicon Valley Does
The warning cries about the alleged dangers of AI is drowning out stories about the harms already occurring.
Jun 7, 2023 / Edward Ongweso Jr.