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Will AI Yield Abundance Without Purpose?

OXFORD—In Kurt Vonnegut’s 1952 novel Player Piano, machines have automated most industry, leaving just a few engineers and managers to oversee things. Everyone else is fed and housed by the state, with nothing to do. Was Vonnegut prescient? Whether AI will render a large share of the workforce redundant is of

The Strategic Logic of the AI Arms Race

Where, then, does that leave us? As a quote often attributed to the science-fiction writer William Gibson puts it, “the future

Cognition for Sale

. In a global economy where AI can package, replicate, and distribute knowledge at near-zero marginal cost, the ability to

What if Europe Loses Access to Its Climate Data?

To remain a leading scientific and industrial force in climate policy, renewable energy, and sustainability, the EU must secure access

CENTCOM Announces Completion of Strikes on Targets in Iran

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that the US military has completed additional defensive strikes against multiple targets in Iran.

Russian strikes kill 18 in Ukraine

Kyiv (Ukraine), June 3: Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight,

How Many AI Regulators Has the Pope?

Sovereign wealth funds, public pension systems, and large endowments collectively manage more than $75 trillion, or around 70% of world

The Gangster Logic of Trump’s Tariff Wars

Trump’s erratic behavior compounded the problem, as tariff rates were repeatedly announced, suspended, restored, and increased with little warning and

Quad ministers announce new Indo-Pacific initiatives on maritime

NEW DELHI, May 26 (AP): The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the United States announced new initiatives Tuesday

Is Trump’s Iran War a Crime of Aggression?

Many commentators, including those on the right, have dubbed US President Donald Trump’s “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran “Operation Epic