CIA Issues AI-Powered Nuclear Weapons Warning

CIA Issues AI-Powered Nuclear Weapons Warning

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has warned that artificial intelligence-powered digital nuclear weapons could increase rivalries between already warring nations. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said that “AI tools will only continue to raise the stakes in our...
The Public Choice Problem of AI Rights

The Public Choice Problem of AI Rights

This article was originally published by Jimmy Alfonso Licon at The Mises Institute.  People are falling in love with their chatbots, mourning deleted AI companions, and treating artificial systems as romantic partners or family members. As AI becomes more...
The Lines We Thought Machines Wouldn’t Cross

The Lines We Thought Machines Wouldn’t Cross

This article was originally publisehd by George Ford Smith at The Mises Institute.  In 2000, the world braced for Y2K. It came with a date and a remedy. There was panic about doomsday, but as other programmers and I stretched the year field from two to four...