AI could very well end democracy, if not humanity, yet efforts to slow its development may fail as companies and countries race to stay ahead. Preventing such a future will require international coordination and taxing the extreme wealth that could put unprecedented power in the hands of a tiny elite.
ITHACA, NEW YORK—Over the past decade, scholars and journalists have been writing about what the march of digital technology means for humanity with a mixture of hope and anxiety: hope because of the rise in living standards that the digital revolution has made possible, and anxiety because it has deepened social divisions and destabilized politics around the world.
ITHACA, NEW YORK—Over the past decade, scholars and journalists have been writing about what the march of digital technology means for humanity with a mixture of hope and anxiety: hope because of the rise in living standards that the digital revolution has made possible, and anxiety because it has deepened social divisions and destabilized politics around the world.