This article, the first of two parts, is an interview I conducted of an entity that goes by the initials GPT. Yes,…
It was bound to come. With the relentless, remorseless march of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots pullulating the internet and snatching the attention…
Is the control of strategic technologies the new source of global influence, competition, and political power? To answer this question, we need…
Last week, the Philippines and the U.S. signed a framework agreement for the planned āAI industrial hubā under the US-led Pax Silica…
Sleeping Giants Brasil and the organization CTRL+Z sent new evidence to the Superior Electoral Court on Monday. The groups say it points…
In their mad rush for profit and power, the tech oligarchs have unleashed artificial intelligence (AI) into nearly every corner of life…
The auguries are raining down hard. Think or Sink. Comply or Die. Look Up or be Left Out. And so, with these…
In this article, I take a look at Marx’s distinction between āuse-valueā and āexchange-valueā and apply it to one of the internet’s…
This week, Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the White House regards anyone who uses the term āArtificial Intelligenceā instead of…
They are a trying lot, spruiking their overvalued, loss-making firms, sowing discord and fear, and then seeking state collaboration that will serve…
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