If you’ve ever been shopping online and the timing of the promotions seem to match up to your intent to buy, or there are tempting offers to add a few extra items to your basket, then you’ve likely experienced the results of Machine Learning (ML) first hand But not everything is about making money! ML …
When silver started to rapidly increase in value at the beginning of 2026, did you resist the fear of missing out? Did you model a range of potential outcomes to determine where the price might be by the end of March? With a Monte Carlo simulation, perhaps? Investing is a daunting subject. But the overlap …
The idea of intelligent automata has been around since antiquity, but the language models that we are familiar with today have their origins in the sixties. The technology is continuously advancing, experts from around the world are warning us about serious consequences without proper governance, and there is a reported increase in deceptive agents outside …
Apocalypse stories usually cast machines against nature: steel cities rising, forests falling, the planet consumed by smoke and flame. But if intelligence is about efficiency, then a superintelligence may see things differently. Sustainability might not be a moral choice — it might be a survival strategy. Scarcity in a Fragile World Modern technologies rely on …
When we think of control, we often picture force: armies, weapons, or the shutting down of systems. But there is another kind of power, one far quieter and often more effective — the power to shape belief. If a superintelligence ever wished to steer humanity, it might not reach for bombs or blackouts. It might …
Armies of machines, laser fire cutting through the sky, cities reduced to rubble — these are the images we reach for when imagining an artificial intelligence turning against humanity. But if a superintelligence ever did decide to bring us down, it would not need armies. It would not even need violence. All it would need …
Dramatic end-of-the-world images are catchy: oceans boiling, cities dismantled by machines, human atoms rearranged like toys. They make for headlines and excellent metaphors. But they also slip us into a particular story: that intelligence, left to its own devices, will look like our most familiar monsters. That’s an assumption worth interrogating. Intelligence is a means …
Laws set boundaries, but culture and norms shape how technology is lived. When people talk about AI governance, they often think of formal law: regulations, enforcement, and compliance. But governance is broader than statutes. It also happens through soft power — the informal rules, cultural expectations, and industry practices that shape behaviour long before courts …
Not all risks are equal — but which ones deserve our attention first? Artificial intelligence introduces risks across a wide spectrum. Some are familiar and already here: biased decisions, misinformation, job displacement. Others are speculative and future-oriented: autonomous weapons, runaway systems, even the idea of superintelligence. The challenge is not just identifying risks, but deciding …
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When technology moves faster than regulation, how can rules keep pace? Law is designed to set boundaries. It tells us what is permitted, what is forbidden, and what must be done to remain accountable. But artificial intelligence complicates this picture. AI systems move across borders, evolve rapidly, and operate in ways that are not always …