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Describing. what should we be thinking about? what should we be worried about as ai grows at this rapid pace? >> well, were going to end up with these incredibly smart partners and those partners will help us with sort of science discoveries, biology, a lot more drugs -- life is going to be much better. but, also, were going to have to live with the algorithm in the sense a lot of things that we do, somebody is going to be programming how that sorts itself out and we may rebel. if you look at hi...

Science fiction and the stories it tells us about a hopeful human future. who is william shatner, hes just an actor, but james t. kirk, he isthey are all a part r imagination about a vibrant human future that includes space, so i think thats really the importance of james kirk being in space today. >> what i love is the juxtaposition, adam, of jeff bezos reaction after he landed, what, back in july, popping bottles and pumping fists, and then this emotional and philosophical resonance from willi...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A South Lake Tahoe native has been accepted into the United State Space Force.

NASA has created a time capsule that features messages to our descendants of the distant future and many profound quotes.

The ‘Future Cities’ series – organised by Trinity Development & Alumni – ended with a talk between CEO of Human Future Jonathan Reichental and Prof Anna Davies.

AMY GOODMAN: Here on Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The Quarantine Report, I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. You can watch, listen and read transcripts using our iOS and Android apps. Download them for free from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store today. Former President Trump’s Facebook account will remain suspended — at least for now. On Wednesday, an Oversight Board set up by Facebook upheld the January 7th ban, saying Trump’s rhetoric created a, quote, “serious ri...

Surveillance capitalists overthrow the sovereignty of individuals The information war we are living through, heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic, has grown to the point where it too is considered a pandemic — an infodemic. But the term infodemic implies the information war is a disease that must be eradicated, without acknowledging that inherent to the war is the contestation of ideas. There’s a similar problem with the term “fake news”. Branding something fake news implies the article ...

Because aren’t we all a bit sick of other people’s solutions? Recently I did an informal advice audit of my day and discovered that there are very few aspects of my existence that are not subject to advice of some persuasion. In the space of 24 hours, people I had never met told me how to sleep, how to sit, how to walk, what to eat, when to eat, whom to love, how to buy a property, how to write an email, how to bid at auction, how to raise kids, how to decide whether to have kids, how to wa...

analysis The Facebook news ban revealed how problematic it is to rely on corporations to provide fundamental public services Posted SatSaturday 20 Facebook harvests our personal data in unimaginable quantities, Gareth Hutchens writes. ( Print text only The fog lifted for a moment. Community groups, charities, sport clubs, arts centres, unions and emergency services all rely on the social media giant. Its platform plays the role of an important public messaging board. But in a country with so l...

DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT SERVICES ON AMAZON PRIME. Oakville, ON, February 1, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – A new documentary, GX Now, directed and narrated by Technology Futurist Ian Khan has been released on Amazon Prime. The documentary shows how governments around the world are changing service delivery models and adapting to technology, while simultaneously creating a better citizen experience. The movie is now available on Amazon Prime Video US, Amazon Prime Video UK, Amazon Pri...