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Why Smart Devices Can Never Replace Human Connection

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/August 5, 2020

According to a 2019 report from NPR and Edison Research, about 53 million Americans own a smart speaker assistant. The consulting firm Ovum predicts that by 2021, there will be more than 7.5 billion of these digital assistants used throughout the world, which is nearly the same number of people living today.

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Why companies are trying to normalize pornography

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/May 6, 2020

Recently, a tweet by Netflix that read something like “What is something you can say during sex and while watching Netflix?” went viral.

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Artificial intelligence favors the powerful. But it doesn’t have to.

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/April 8, 2020

Millions of our global neighbors live under authoritarian and autocratic governments where the power of artificial intelligence (AI) is abused to retain a sense of control over others.

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Christians and the cancel culture: Resisting the allure of power and seeking the good of our neighbor

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/April 1, 2020

In June 2019, there was a Twitter backlash against the Black Hat security conference and its decision to confirm Rep. Will Hurd (R-Tx.) as a keynote speaker.

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Why we need a statement of principles for artificial intelligence

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/March 4, 2020

In early 2018, Google was under intense pressure from its own employees to drop a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense. Google was working with the DoD on an artificial intelligence (AI) systems called Project Maven, which uses AI to process video data captured by drones for use in identifying potential targets for future engagement.

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