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Elon Musk carries a kitchen sink into Twitter HQ

Khaled Diab February 26, 2023September 8, 2023 0 Comments automation, billionaires, elon musk, feudalism, globalisation, inequality, neo-feudalism

Billionaires and the overpowering musk of feudalism

Elon Musk’s running of Twitter as though it were his personal fiefdom and his cavalier attitude towards its staff are glaring sign of the world’s drift towards a 21st-century form of feudalism.

Economy Ethics Future Technology

Khaled Diab December 7, 2022February 4, 2023 1 Comment artificial intelligence, automation, billionaires, computer, economic inequality, economy, employment, inequality, robots, science, technology

Interview with a bot: Is AI risky for humanity?

Concerned about the future ramifications of artificial intelligence, Khaled Diab decided to ask ChatGPT some difficult questions about the risks AI poses and how to avert these dangers and make the most of the technology. The bot’s answers were smart but unsettling.

The thin green line of environmental activism

The environmental movement has scored remarkable recent successes, but the situation for the climate and nature remains fragile and vulnerable. Overcoming the damaging inertia of business as usual requires the thin green line of activists to be reinforced by the swelling ranks of concerned citizens.

How not to fight extremism in America

A sudden lurch from ignoring or underplaying the threat of right-wing extremism in America to treating white crusaders like jihadis and QAnon like al-Qaeda will set off the insurgency timebomb rather than defuse it.

Egypt’s suicidal state threatens to self-destruct

Events following the fall of Hosni Mubarak reveal that the Egyptian regime is on the path to self-destruction.

Automation: On the high-tech path to destruction

Rather than humans becoming enslaved by robots, machines have become the new slave or serf class, with devastating consequences for society and the environment. We desperately need a more humane and sustainable approach to automation.

Billionaires and the welfare of nations

The super rich are leaving only the scraps for everyone else to fight over, which is fuelling a mounting wave of intolerance as minorities and migrants are scapegoated for falling wellbeing. For the welfare of all, we must end these stark wealth inequalities before it leads to unmanageable social unrest.