If AI is addictive, where does the responsibility lie – with big tech or its users?
When I talk to my son, an engineering student, and we have a question or disagreement, he immediately turns to ChatGPT as his primary...
From exporting spyware to surveilling activists – how democracies became the new digital authoritarians
“Digital authoritarianism” refers to governments using technology for surveillance and censorship to repress dissent.
China remains the master practitioner. There, sweeping surveillance and censorship at...
‘Utter disregard for the risk to human life’: Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over AI safety
The US state of Florida has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging the tech giant and its CEO put profit over...
The GOP Wants to Put Workers Under AI’s Thumb: A Shorter Work Week Is a Better Answer
Productivity growth is an old concept; we’ve been seeing it at a substantial pace for more than 200 years. Nonetheless, many elite intellectual types...
Meta removes Bangladeshi community archivists’ pages through false copyright claims
For the past several months, a coordinated digital campaign has targeted community archivists in Bangladesh who document and preserve audiovisual material related to the July 2024 Student-People’s...