Starbucks Drama Proves (Again) the Reactionaries Will Be Televised

Teodrose Fikre / Truthdig Apr 21, 2018 Injustice hunting has become the new favorite pastime of Americans instead of addressing the problems at their roots. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Yanis Varoufakis on How to Make Universal Basic Income Work (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2017 The economist explains why DiEM25, the movement he founded, is opposed to funding universal basic income through taxation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mainstream Groupthink and Artificial Intelligence Could Stifle Dissent in an Orwellian Future

By Robert Parry / Consortium News Jul 31, 2017 Since the election, some U.S. media and tech companies are using "fake news" hysteria to establish a Ministry of Truth. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Will Facebook’s System to Detect Fake News Lead to Censorship?

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 8, 2017 There’s a difference between muckraking and fake news. Determining the difference is too difficult for a computer, even one with the smartest kind of artificial intelligence. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Campaign to Stop Killer Robots Warns U.N. of AI Threat ‘a Few Years Away’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2015 Experts in artificial intelligence, lawyers and activists gathered at the United Nations on Tuesday to warn against a growing reliance on “stupid AI” that could prove disastrous. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

When Robots Run the Show

Peter Richardson / Truthdig Aug 22, 2015 In "Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future," Martin Ford predicts that the next wave of job losses will be caused by advances in artificial intelligence, making robots the most efficient way to perform routine work now done by humans. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Will the Machines Ever Rise Up?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 29, 2015 “Apocalyptic pronouncements from scientists and entrepreneurs have driven [a] surge in interest” in artificial intelligence, writes The Guardian's science editor Ian Sample. But is it reasonable to expect that machines will one day willfully turn on their human creators? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In ‘Ex Machina,’ a Robo Babe Raises Powerful Questions

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig May 18, 2015 In the spirit of cautionary prophesies such as “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Demon Seed,” “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” and “Her,” Alex Garland’s provocative film raises questions of gender, ethics and existentialism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Stephen Hawking: Artificial Intelligence Could Spell Doom for Humans

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Dec 3, 2014 Theoretical physicist and all-around genius Stephen Hawking has relied for decades on a kind of artificial intelligence to help him communicate, but that doesn't mean he endorses AI without reservation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Computer Passes Landmark Artificial Intelligence Test

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 9, 2014 A program built by Russian experts is the first to pass the Turing Test, which requires that some observers be unable to tell the difference between it and a human -- and academics are worried about the implications for cybercrime. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Categorizing Women on Wikipedia

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2013 When female writers disappeared from the Wikipedia heading "American novelists," more than a few eyebrows were raised; Pvt. Bradley Manning being revoked as grand marshal of the San Francisco Gay Pride parade proves that the military-industrial complex rules all; meanwhile, another price-fixing scandal reminiscent of Libor is about to explode. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Dr. Strangelove Redux

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Nov 30, 2010 And now a quote that could come from Dr. Strangelove: "I will stand my artificial intelligence against your human any day of the week and tell you that my A.I. will pay more attention to the rules of engagement and create fewer ethical lapses than a human force." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )