Beijing is not just trying to master artificial intelligence—it is succeeding. AI will have as transformative an impact on commerce and national security over the
Tag: Artificial Intelligence
Normal Intrusions: Globalising AI Surveillance
They all do it: corporations, regimes, authorities. They all have the same reasons: efficiency, serviceability, profitability, all under the umbrella term of “security”. Call it
Get Out of My Face! Facial Recognition Technology could Enslave Mankind Like Never Before
Advertised as the latest tool to give shoppers more convenience, facial recognition comes with deep costs to privacy and security. But can anyone remember Silicon
Will China win the Military AI Race on the Back of Commercial Technology?
The earliest weapons were dual-use technologies: rocks chipped into sharp edges and bound to arrows or spears or clubs that proved as useful for hunting
Are You Ready for a Worse Dystopia Than 1984?
I have been lonely in my concern with the dire economic implications of robotics, but now Clarity Press has provided me with some company by publishing The
Artificial Morality
Artificial Intelligence is one thing. Artificial morality is another. It may sound something like this: “First, we believe in the strong defense of the United
The Coming of Hyperwar
There could be no more consequential decision than launching atomic weapons and possibly triggering a nuclear holocaust. President John F. Kennedy faced just such a
Who is Winning the US-Chinese AI Arms Race?
Information technology has already transformed virtually every aspect of modern civilization. The rise of artificial intelligence and the ability of systems to train themselves rather than be
