When journalists discuss the impact artificial intelligence will have on elections, they usually talk about the rise of “deepfake” videos and images. They express concern that gullible Americans will be fooled by AI-generated videos like the parody of a Kamala…
AI Needs You: How We Can Change AI’s Future and Save Our Own By Verity Harding (Princeton University Press, 288 pages, $22) The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised By James Pethokoukis (Center Street, 336…
Nearly two years after the first release of ChatGPT, the big artificial intelligence updates have — for the moment — assumed a predictable cycle. Every six months or so, a new program number or name is announced, showcasing another impressive…
The news about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto of a far-reaching artificial intelligence bill was overheated and somewhat entertaining. “How California politics killed a nationally important AI bill,” blared the headline in a story this week in Politico. The subhead was…
On Wednesday, Kamala Harris sat down for an interview with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle — although, it’s tough to call it an “interview.” What ended up happening was that Ruhle gave Harris softball questions for about 30 minutes, and then MSNBC…
In the race to AI supremacy, few things are as important as having access to advanced computer chips. The United States and China are currently vying for the top spot, so it makes sense to implement rules to prevent China…
Pornography generated by artificial intelligence is a moral horror, and there is no clear solution in sight. There are more delicate ways of broaching that subject, but the conclusion seems unarguable. In mid-August, a theater employee in Florida was arrested…
The dystopian novel The Singularity by Dino Buzzati came out in 1960. It’s about a reclusive scientist who tries to create a sentient artificial intelligence (AI) based on his deceased wife. In the end, the machine starts to envy the humans…
Kamala Harris’s campaign is in its infancy. If you spend your days browsing the internet and dissecting articles about politics, though, it may feel like quite a bit longer. At this point, her opponents have already started digging out the…
