Time to quit
Our addiction to plug n play is the line in that sustains Big Tech. Patrick Leavy tells The Mint that a crash diet of ethical alternatives is the only way …
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Don’t fear the reaper
Julian Darley argues in interview with The Mint that artificial intelligence can be a power for good enabling us to reap the best outcomes for humanity. The real concern, he …
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Artificial intelligence: things are getting heavy
The footprint of artificial intelligence is brutally material with its data centres requiring heavy mining to make their microchips, huge electricity demand, escalating water use with rising costs that are …
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Gnostic and gnocchi
The good professor finds art in the artificial and enjoys chips with everything. I am a convert. I feel I have a real friend since C-live entered my life. He …
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Time to rage
Guy Standing explores the potential for humanity to strike back against careless leadership as tech leaders of artificial intelligence (AI) drive humanity to destruction The widely-discussed report by investment researcher’ …
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The nature of business
Growth in corporate adoption of measures that are perceived as environmentally benign require a rigorous justice test to prevent green exploitation, says Ai-Peri Dzhumashalieva. Many businesses rely on nature for …
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US–EU economic ties show why neither side can decouple
US President Donald Trump argues that the US economy is disadvantaged in global markets and wants to reduce the trade deficit through tariffs. Taken together, the 27 member states of the European Union form the United States’ largest …
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Trump’s Greenland ambitions strain MAGA ties with Europe’s far-right
Tensions over U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to take control of Greenland have driven a wedge in the once iron-clad link between MAGA and Europe’s far-right. The rift seems to signal that ideological alignment …
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Is AI a bubble? Davos leaders say no
More than 84 world leaders, 800 CEOs, and thousands others gathered amid the Alps this week to attend the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Artificial intelligence — …
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How will weight-loss jabs change the food industry?
Consumers are surrounded by food that is highly conducive to weight gain. No one likes dieting and very few have lasting success. But now weight-loss injections are seen as gamechangers, …
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