Staying one step ahead of hackers when it comes to AI
If you’ve been hanging around underground tech forums lately, you may have seen ads for a new program called WormGPT.…
Category: Ideas
Gene editing should be for everyone
At the end of 2023 we witnessed an important moment in medical history: For the first time, the US Food…
It’s no wonder people get emotionally attached to chatbots
Replika, an AI chatbot companion, has millions of users worldwide, many of whom woke up earlier last year to find…
The new digital dark age
For researchers, social media has always represented greater access to data, more democratic participation in knowledge production, and greater transparency…
Gen Z and the art of incentivized self-actualization
When the pandemic hit, Gen Z-ers – born between 1997 and 2012 – were just entering adulthood. Having endured a…
Regulators are finally catching up with big tech
In 2024 we will see courts and regulators around the world demonstrate that technological exclusivity when it comes to the…
The VC funding party is over
“It might be the best time for any kind of business in any industry to raise money in all of…
Key to detecting brain disease earlier than ever
Earlier this year, Parkinson’s disease (PD) research entered a new era when the Michael J. Fox announced an important scientific…
Global emissions may peak sooner than you think
Every November, the Global Carbon Project publishes the annual global CO2 emissions. This is never good news. At a time…
Big tech won’t let you go. Here’s a way out
The platform is the canonical form of Internet business: a two-sided marketplace that facilitates connections between end users and business…