Deep Tech

Can you teach a machine to think?

The road to building an artificial general intelligence begins with stopping current AI models from perpetuating racism, sexism, and other forms of pernicious bias.

How online misinformation murdered the truth

Attempts to stem the spread of harmful, false material can create no-win scenarios for the companies that run the internet’s largest platforms. 

How democracies can reclaim digital power

The power to dictate policy in the digital world is increasingly belonging to private actors. The road to reclaiming that power for democracies will take a united effort. Also this week, an air leak onboard the International Space Station grows larger, Mars gets wetter and technology gets better at understanding voters. 

How Russia’s everything company works with the Kremlin

Being the crown jewel of Russia’s silicon valley comes at a price.

COVID-19 is helping turn Brazil into a surveillance state

A country known for protecting its citizens’ digital privacy has begun building a massive data trove to keep tabs on people.