Opinion | Russia hasn’t stopped jockeying for a role in overseeing the Internet

Opinion |  Russia hasn't stopped jockeying for a role in overseeing the Internet

Comment on this storyComment Russia may be rocked by an armed mutiny at home and a botched invasion of Ukraine, but that hasn’t stopped it from pushing a plan for centralized oversight of the Internet by the United Nations. Unfortunate news is that Moscow’s approach appears to be getting some support from UN Secretary-General Antnio … Read more

Opinion | AI doesn’t care about diversity yet

Opinion |  AI doesn't care about diversity yet

Comment on this storyComment Guerneville, Calif. The Supreme Court’s decision to end race and ethnicity as factors in evaluating college applicants comes at what, strangely, may be the best possible time, given the likely futility of higher education for most people, regardless by race, talent, or intelligence. With artificial intelligence technology (AI/ChatGPT) already stealing jobs … Read more

Opinion | What the internet jokes about the submarine disaster say about society

Opinion |  What the internet jokes about the submarine disaster say about society

Comment on this storyComment Are five people missing 12,500 feet under the sea anything to laugh about? The answer, of course, is no, and the question itself is a macabre one. Yet we have to ask all the same because too many viewers of the tale of the lost OceanGate expedition didn’t seem to think … Read more