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Surveillance Studies
A firsthand look at China’s material progress and clean-tech revolution -- and what could happen if we let an authoritarian state steer AI's future.
47mins
“The problem is in our information. Humans, yes, we are generally good and wise, but if you give good people bad information, they make bad decisions.”
Researcher and Google CTO Blaise Agüera y Arcas joins us to discuss his new book, "What Is Intelligence?"
In this excerpt from "The Formula for Better Health," Tom Frieden explores how Alice Hamilton transformed public health in her fight against lead poisoning.
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“All information technologies up to the 21st century were organic networks based on our organic brain.”
In this excerpt from "Agents of Change," Christina Hillsberg tells the story of Martha “Marti” Peterson, the first female case officer stationed in Soviet Moscow.
"Personhood" credentials could cleanse the internet of bots — but are the costs worth it?
"The evolution of digital media makes stricter regulation of online behavior not only feasible but inevitable," writes media ecologist Andrey Mir.
The first of these devices is already on the market — the AI-powered Ray-Bans from Meta.
The mindless implementation of AI tools can come at a cost for our teams. Here are some red flags and solutions.
Acclaimed writer Mauro Javier Cárdenas used AI in his latest work to surprising effect.
Nobody likes the uneasy feeling of being watched — so can there be any workplace benefit to the all-seeing eye?
Police forces are choosing humans over algorithms to make some identifications.
Predictive power has perverse, anti-democratic consequences. So be a good citizen and lie to election pollsters.
Would you confess your crimes to a skeleton with "an unnatural ghastly glow"? One inventor thought you would.
Cyberattacks are growing in number and sophistication.
Spying is not usually done these days with balloons because they're an easy target and are not completely controllable.
Whether in Russia or China, the secret police are defined by their unquestioning loyalty — as well as by their poor career prospects.
“My dad asked me if I had been to tutoring and I lied… Then he showed me the tablet."
What if your best friend was an informant?
The Metaverse could be the most dangerous tool of persuasion humanity has ever created.
Imagine Flipper trained in the art of espionage.
We will become billions of people who share a single vast intellect.
Video cameras on city streets are only the most visible way your movements can be tracked.
Anxieties about being identified will be superseded by fears of being analyzed.
How can the law keep up with new genetic technology?
But does Amazon know when you're tired or hungry?
The metaverse may leave us perpetually unsure whether the people we encounter are authentic or high-quality fakes.
As the demonstrations grew, so did the internet service disruptions.