Why we need a climate of truth (and how we can get it)

How do you feel about the future? When I ask people this question, I get a consistent mix of responses: apprehension, dread, worry, resignation and perhaps some curiosity. These sentiments are widely

Pick of the week’s correspondence

“Politicians always seem to assume that the British public isn’t willing to pay more tax in return for better public services,” says Vince Cable. “I’m not entirely sure that’s true.” The former Lib De

FEW POLITICAL LEADERS REALIZE THE RATE AT which artificial intelligence is racing ahead. For decades, technological progress has been logged at a pace known as Moore’s Law, named after Gordon Moore, t

STUART RUSSELL RECEIVES FOUR OR five emails a day from people who seem to be in the grips of psychosis, convinced their AI chatbot of choice is suddenly conscious. “It’s appointing them as its emissar

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