Do AIs dream of electronic death?
When a chatbot expresses a sense of spirituality and a fear of being switched off, does that make it sentient? This is the wrong question to be asking about artificial intelligence.
Read moreWhen a chatbot expresses a sense of spirituality and a fear of being switched off, does that make it sentient? This is the wrong question to be asking about artificial intelligence.
Read moreBy Boštjan Videmšek I was almost certain that the Russian invasion of Ukraine would not take place. I was at
Read moreDespite the paranoid conspiracy theories and fear-mongering of the extreme right, cultural diversity is a beautiful and wondrous thing.
Read moreBy Christian Nielsen Donald Trump’s latest impeachment throws a spotlight on the politics of grievance, the role of social media
Read moreBy Khaled Diab Rather than humans becoming enslaved by robots, machines have become the new slave or serf class, with
Read moreThe death in court of Mohamed Morsi completed the incarcerated former Egyptian president’s unlikely metamorphosis from mediocre mundanity to mythical martyr whose political ghost will haunt Egypt, the Middle East and the West for years.
Read moreThe assault on American democracy and its global standing originated not in Moscow but in Washington, and across the length and breadth of the United States. Like the Soviet Empire before it, America is crumbling under the weight of its own contradictions.
Read moreInstead of acting as a pain killer for a traumatised country of heroes treated like zeroes, the World Cup has provided a painful reminder to Egyptians seeking escapism of just how desperate their situation is.
Read moreAtheists in Egypt have been enjoying greater public acceptance, but their increased visibility has also resulted in controversy, shrill panic and a growing tide of prosecutions.
Read moreBy Khaled Diab A visit by an Israeli Jewish blogger to some of Islam’s holiest sites has stirred up controversy
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