Facebook uses artificial intelligence and facial recognition to protect accounts from fraud. But when automated systems make mistakes, legitimate users can find themselves locked out, unable to reach a human…
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Small AI, Big Opportunities: Can Artificial Intelligence Transform the Developing World?
As technology giants race to build ever more powerful artificial intelligence systems, the World Bank is promoting a different approach: smaller, affordable AI tools designed to solve everyday problems in…
Who Owns the Intelligence? The Growing Concentration of AI Power
Artificial intelligence promises to democratize knowledge and opportunity. But the chips, data centers, computing infrastructure, and financial resources behind it are increasingly concentrated in the hands of a small number…
Facial Recognition: Who Owns Your Face in the Age of AI?
From unlocking smartphones to verifying Uber drivers and identifying strangers in public, facial recognition is transforming security—and raising fundamental questions about privacy and consent. Your face has always been part…
When AI Meets the Price Tag: Who Decides What You Pay?
Electronic shelf labels are spreading through American supermarkets. They promise efficiency, but also raise questions about the future of pricing, consumer privacy, and corporate power. Imagine walking into a supermarket…
Locked Out by Facebook: In Whose Hands Is the Future of Artificial Intelligence?
An account that hasn't been suspended. A legitimate user who cannot get in. A verification system that repeatedly fails to provide a way back. As Meta pursues the future of…
Two Hours of AI, a Lifetime of Consequences: The Alpha School Debate
An experimental school model promises faster learning through artificial intelligence. But as the approach expands, a more profound question emerges: Are schools meant to produce efficient learners—or thoughtful citizens capable…
Your Smart Doorbell May Be Watching More Than You Think
Amazon's new encryption system promises better protection for Ring camera recordings. But the company can still temporarily access video data to power its smart features. The camera watching your front…
From Brain Waves to Words: Meta’s AI Moves Closer to Communication Without Surgery
An experimental brain-computer interface can now reconstruct sentences from brain activity without implanted electrodes. The breakthrough could eventually help people who cannot speak or move, although major obstacles remain. Imagine…
The Knowledge AI Leaves Behind: Whose World Is It Learning?
Artificial intelligence promises to put the world's knowledge at our fingertips. But much of humanity's experience has never been recorded on the internet, raising a troubling question: Whose knowledge is…