Eliezer Yudkowsky, who may very well become a household name, has starkly warned that AI could soon wipe out humanity. This wouldn’t be out of malice, as so often depicted in science fiction, but through the relentless pursuit of the goals we programmed it to do. As AI’s power continues to grow, even the most well-intentioned objectives could be catastrophic for the human race. Will humanity act before it’s too late?

“You can end up in jail for sharing an inappropriate meme with your friends”.

Last week at ARC, Ayaan sat down to speak with Toby Young, the founder and director of The Free Speech Union. Together, they discuss how British law is increasingly being used to curtail civil liberties.

Philosopher and author, Byung-Chul Han, masterfully dissects the digital age’s creeping control over human thought, but does he go far enough? In this essay, we discuss three of Han’s books: Infocracy, The Burnout Society, and The Spirit of Hope. While well written observations can be found in each book, they dance around some difficult truths.

“Perhaps we should figure out a way to slow down and get our bearings. This is possible but requires the two super-agents currently dominating the world, The United States and China, to find a way to negotiate effectively.”

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