Artificial Intelligence Could Soon Determine Humanity’s Fate

Michael Klare / TomDispatch Dec 20, 2018 As AI plays an increasing role in military affairs, human roles, even in nuclear decision-making, are likely to be progressively diminished. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Artificial Intelligence May Destroy Humanity by Accident (but It Won’t Apologize)

Lee Camp / Truthdig Nov 27, 2018 This is a highly probable scenario that the Department of Defense, for one, is having trouble taking on board. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How Much All-Seeing AI Surveillance Is Too Much?

MATT O’BRIEN / The Associated Press Jul 3, 2018 As face-scanning technologies find new applications in store checkout lines, police body cameras and war zones, developers struggle to balance business opportunities with difficult moral decisions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Facebook Kills ‘Trending’ Topics, Tests Breaking News Label

BARBARA ORTUTAY / The Associated Press Jun 1, 2018 Facebook is shutting down its problematic "trending" news section after four years, claiming the tool is outdated and wasn't popular. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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 )