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The “AI Is The Future” Chorus Has One Caveat: “But…”
Last spring, CellarTracker, a wine-collection app, created an AI-powered sommelier to give honest wine recommendations based on individual tastes. However, the chatbot initially performed...
The Hidden Danger: Why Recommendation AI Tops Generative AI
Ever since ChatGPT rolled out in late 2022, the global conversation about Artificial Intelligence (AI) became fixated on the threats posed by deepfakes, synthetic...
Sino–Morocco Partnership for AI and Electric Vehicles by 2026
Over the next eighteen months, Morocco aims to strengthen its strategic partnerships with Chinese counterparts in two main fields: artificial intelligence and electric vehicles,...
AI Industrial Policy: The New Geoeconomic Battlefield Between the US and China
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has moved beyond the realm of technological innovation and into the heart of geopolitical competition. Over the past decade, the United...
The Third Space Leader: Beyond Fantasies and Algorithms Part 2
Authors: Tuhu Nugraha and Taufan Teguh Akbari*
Why the Third Space Leader Matters Now
As if these psychological and digital pressures were not complex enough, the broader...
The AI Boom’s Cooling Problem: How Heat Threatens Tech Progress
The increase in data centers, due to companies outsourcing data storage and using energy-intensive artificial intelligence, is creating challenges in maintaining cool environments. A...
Beyond NVIDIA’s Hype: Europe’s Role in Shaping AI for Humanity
“China will win the AI race against America,” says Jensen Huang, NVIDIA's chief. His words should be Europe's wake-up call. As the two superpowers...
The Architects of Intelligence: Vision, Ethics, and the Aha Moments that Shaped AI
2025. The air in the hall hummed with an unusual kind of anticipation—not the applause-and-lights kind, but rather the quiet, electric awareness that something...
Automating Oppression: How AI Firms and Governments Rewire Democracy
Authors: Christopher Jackson and Aaron Spitler*
Digital technologies, particularly AI, are accelerating democratic backsliding and revitalizing authoritarian governments. AI-focused companies have been forming close partnerships...
Africa’s AI crossroads: from ambition to architecture
Artificial intelligence has already moved from promise to presence in Africa. It is influencing education, agriculture, health care, and public administration. Yet, while governments...