August 19, 2020

What worms can teach us about the AI apocalypse It's good to treat children for gut parasites, say 'effective altruists' — but be wary of killer robots too

Tom Chivers

04.03

Are humans heading for the knacker’s yard? In <i>A World Without Work</I>, Daniel Susskind hands us a collective P45. He can take it right back

Peter Franklin

17.12

Oh! What a lovely asymmetrical war For the price of a couple of drones or a 3D printer, a small insurgent can have an outsized impact

Mike Martin

07.10

How the West is winning Chinese talent Since the world's most talented individuals can work anywhere they like, Brexit Britain must strive to attract them

Peter Franklin

03.10

Should we trust AI to hire and fire? Algorithms are just as biased as the humans who create them

Tom Chivers

17.09

We aren’t getting the best from our brains What would be madness in healthcare is standard practice in education.

Peter Franklin

11.06

How AI will terminate us

Peter Franklin

15.05

Will the internet reawaken the dead?

Peter Franklin

26.04

Why the Matrix needs humans

Peter Franklin

05.04

If you want to get ahead, take a risk

Timandra Harkness

19.02

Are you truly unfakeable?

Tom Chivers

13.02

Do androids dream of electric sheets? Now a $30 billion dollar market, will sex bots replace the human touch?

Rowan Pelling