The Threat of Artificial Intelligence

With a keynote address, Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) and the High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai on July 17, 2026. It was his first personal appearance at the world's most important AI conference. Before representatives from more than 100 countries,…
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A true story about the chilling dehumanization the AI “revolution” brought to the Chinese nation and worldwide Chinese users of AI-powered companion bots have bid heart-rending farewells to their virtual buddies as national regulations took effect on July 15 aimed at curbing the risk of emotional dependency. The phenomenon of…
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Traditionally considered a space of rest, intimacy and autonomy, the ‘home’ has been integrated into the market by capitalism and digital technology, becoming an object of surveillance and manipulation. Smart speakers, security cameras and streaming devices, while masquerading as convenience, target every aspect of life for data…
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The old “fact-checkers” were loud, visible, and vulnerable. Their names were known, their organizations researched, and their political leanings identified. Today, this form of oversight is increasingly disappearing from public view. It is being replaced by something far more powerful: artificial intelligence. What used to be done…
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Cyber agencies from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance – Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand – issued a rare joint statement on Monday, June 22, warning that frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models could soon enable hackers to cripple governments, businesses and critical infrastructure.…
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In May 2026, a group of scientists set out to answer an important question that had never been properly tested: What does artificial intelligence (AI) actually do when it is put in charge? Until now, AI systems have always been evaluated on specific and defined tasks. Nobody had placed multiple AI systems together in a shared…
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Futurism's report on Wi-Fi routers that can identify people solely based on their body movements and the distortion of radio waves seems like another glimpse into a dystopian future. But it actually describes something much larger: the gradual construction of an invisible surveillance infrastructure that no longer relies on cameras,…
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Just a few years ago, this idea was considered a red line in modern warfare: no computer, no algorithm, and no machine should ever be allowed to decide independently over life and death. Today, this very principle is up for debate in Great Britain. As reported by the Financial Times and the Daily Mail, British defence planners are…
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The central question is why governments and technology companies are suddenly building gigantic data centres on an unprecedented scale and what long-term role this infrastructure might play in an increasingly networked and AI-driven world. The big question: Why are data centres suddenly popping up everywhere? For months, massive…
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If intelligence were to become a service billed according to consumption, the intelligent age would only benefit the elite and those who can afford it The intelligent age is replacing our cognitive abilities with AI, and according to WEF founder Klaus Schwab, universities should focus on teaching students how to use technology…
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