The Battle for Biometric Privacy
In 2024, increased adoption of biometric surveillance systems, such as the use of AI-powered facial recognition in public places and… Read More »The Battle for Biometric Privacy
Synthetic Data Is a Dangerous Teacher
In April 2022, when Dall-E, a text-to-image visio-linguistic model, was released, it purportedly attracted over a million users within the… Read More »Synthetic Data Is a Dangerous Teacher
Digitization Beats Deforestation | WIRED
If you ever had pastries at breakfast, drank soy milk, used soaps at home, or built yourself a nice flat-pack… Read More »Digitization Beats Deforestation | WIRED
Get Ready for the Great AI Disappointment
Rose-tinted predictions for artificial intelligence’s grand achievements will be swept aside by underwhelming performance and dangerous results.
The Ocean’s Mysteries—and Marvels—Are About to Reach New Depths
Advancements in science will bring unprecedented lens into the complexities of the ocean, and a renewed call for humans to… Read More »The Ocean’s Mysteries—and Marvels—Are About to Reach New Depths
Regulators Are Finally Catching Up With Big Tech
In 2024, we will see courts and regulators around the world demonstrate that tech exceptionalism, when it comes to the… Read More »Regulators Are Finally Catching Up With Big Tech
The VC Funding Party Is Over
“It might be the best time for any kind of business in any industry to raise money for all of… Read More »The VC Funding Party Is Over
The Danger of Digitizing Everything
The creep of conducting our day-to-day interactions over screens has reached a breaking point—and it threatens to push out everyone… Read More »The Danger of Digitizing Everything
A 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 Foundation announced a momentous… Read More »A Key to Detecting Brain Disease Earlier Than Ever
Big Tech Wonât Let You Leave. Here’s a Way Out
The platform is the canonical form of internet business: a two-sided market that facilitates connections between end-users and business customers.… Read More »Big Tech Wonât Let You Leave. Here’s a Way Out