Lethal drones with facial recognition, armed robots, autonomous fighter jets: we're at the dawn of a new age of AI-powered warfare, says technologist Alexandr Wang. He explores why data will be the secret weapon in this uncharted landscape and emphasizes the need to consider national security when developing new tech — or potentially face all-out AI warfare.
The real hotbed of innovation (hint: it's not big cities) | Xiaowei R. Wang
Self-assembling robots and the potential of artificial evolution | Emma Hart
The "greenhouse-in-a-box" empowering farmers in India | Sathya Raghu Mokkapati
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The promise of quantum computers | Matt Langione
6 big ethical questions about the future of AI | Genevieve Bell
The untapped energy source that could power the planet | Jamie C. Beard
Why we're more honest with machines than people | Anne Scherer
The problem of vaccine spoilage -- and a smart sensor to help | Nithya Ramanathan
The life-changing power of assistive technologies | Jane Velkovski
Visions for the future | Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan
A free and fair internet benefits everyone | Priscilla Chomba-Kinywa
Super speed, magnetic levitation and the vision behind the hyperloop | Josh Giegel
Why don't we cover the desert with solar panels? | Dan Kwartler
Siri, Alexa, Google ... what comes next? | Karen Lellouche Tordjman
The race to build AI that benefits humanity | Sam Altman
An ever-evolving map of everything on Earth | Jack Dangermond
Could you recover from illness ... using your own stem cells? | Nabiha Saklayen
What happens when biology becomes technology? | Christina Agapakis
Inside the massive (and unregulated) world of surveillance tech | Sharon Weinberger
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