THE SEARCH FOR CONCIOUSNESS INSIDE AI / THE ECONOMIST

I, chatbot The search for consciousness inside AI Scientists are trying to figure out whether algorithms could one day wake up and feel In a...

THE BIG DEMOCRACY WHERE LAWMAKERS ARE MIGHTIER THAN THE EXECUTIVE / THE ECONOMIST

Congress and corruption The big democracy where lawmakers are mightier than the executive A too-weak president can be a threat to democracy,...

AI VS THE PEOPLE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES WEEK END ESSAY

AI vs the people Jill Lepore on how opposition to data centres is reshaping politics — and what history tells us about regulating new techno...

THE RISING PRICE OF A CHEAP RENMINBI / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Rising Price of a Cheap Renminbi Renminbi appreciation would not, on its own, rebalance China’s economy and eliminate its massive surplu...

COULD MORE BRAIN-LIKE CHIPS PROVIDE A PATH TO CONCIOUSNESS? / THE ECONOMIST

Silicon brain cells Could more brain-like chips provide a path to consciousness? Some experts believe computers will need biological aspects...

CHINA WARNS U.S. IT COULD RETALIATE OVER IRAN SANCTIONS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

China warns US it could retaliate over Iran sanctions Beijing says it will take ‘all necessary measures’ if Washington expands crackdown on ...

AI PHOBIA IS AMERICA`S NEW CONSENSUS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

AI phobia is America’s new consensus Trump is uncharacteristically deaf to voter fears over the technology Edward Luce © Ann Kiernan “Stop u...

THE CEUTA CRISIS IS ABOUT MORE THAN MIGRATION / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Ceuta Crisis Is About More Than Migration When tens of thousands of people recently entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from neighborin...