Commentary / World Oct 2, 2022

Facebook, beware: The metaverse is flat

Most people are visiting virtual worlds through plain old screens, not VR headsets. Mark Zuckerberg needs to plan accordingly.

Commentary / World Jul 5, 2022

AI’s hold over humans is starting to get stronger

Artificial intelligence isn’t on the cusp of sentience. But its growing sway over us should still be a cause for concern.

Commentary / World Jul 4, 2022

Mass surveillance in schools won’t prevent mass shootings

Growing use of weapons scanners and cameras might ease parents’ worries, but they risk creating dystopian institutions for kids.

Commentary / World Jun 29, 2022

AI’s next big thing is ‘fake’ data

Strange as it may sound, the growth of fake data is a step in the right direction, and not just because it avoids using people’s personal data.

Commentary / World Jun 13, 2022

For Tesla, Facebook and others, AI’s flaws are getting harder to ignore

Investors are pouring money into artificial intelligence, despite clear setbacks in self-driving cars, social media and even health care.

Commentary / World Jun 2, 2022

Google is sharing our personal data on a mind-boggling scale

Google transmits our locations and browsing habits 70 billion times a day to advertisers amid trillions a year by other firms, a new report shows.

Commentary / World Apr 29, 2022

Bringing facial recognition to war is a bad idea

New York-based Clearview AI revealed it had offered the government of Ukraine free access to its "facial network” to help stave off the Russian invasion.

Commentary / World Feb 7, 2022

Watch out for the facial recognition overlords

As the technology advances, today’s gatekeepers of facial recognition are promising stringent security to protect the data. But is that a promise they can keep?

Commentary / World Feb 4, 2022

Facebook has probably peaked. What can mark Zuckerberg do now?

With its long-term inability to build attractive new services in the face of growing competition, a new reality is sinking in: Facebook looks like a company in decline.

Commentary / World Jan 19, 2022

Cyberattacks on Ukraine could spread globally

As warfare becomes more digital, it is getting harder to dismiss geopolitical conflicts as distant and isolated.