News on the Future

245 Million Chats Later: Wells Fargo’s AI Beats Humans

Your next bank interaction might not involve a human, ever. Wells Fargo just proved machines handle your money better.

Stop Playing Checkers: China’s Winning Chess

America’s, and Europe's, China policy is dangerously outdated, are we setting ourselves up to lose?

When Reality Gets Glitchy: Is Your Brain Lagging?

Are video games hacking our brains? If your reality suddenly looks pixelated, it might be more than just too much screen time.

Brazil’s Digital Sheriff: Hero or Villain?

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes battles online extremism by aggressively removing harmful content, pitting him against Bolsonaro, Musk, and Trump.

OpenAI’s Safety Gamble: Rush to Release or Recipe for Disaster?

OpenAI just halved safety checks for its newest AI model. Innovation at any cost seems to result reckless disregard for public safety.

AGI Is Coming to Save (or Destroy) Us All—Or Is It?

Silicon Valley tells us AGI means humanity’s liberation or extinction. But what if AGI is just extreme automation dressed up to scare us into submission?

Larry Fink’s Blockchain Dream: Revolution or Cyber Nightmare?

Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, predicts a financial revolution through “tokenization,” making assets like stocks and real estate tradable instantly on blockchain, thereby unlocking trillions of dollars in liquidity.

Europe’s AI Gamble: Gigafactories or Bust?

If Europe’s new AI plan doesn’t work, it won’t just lose to the U.S. and China, it risks becoming the museum continent of the digital age.

The Thinking Machine: When AI Gets Its Own Bureaucracy

If your AI has a better filing system than your CFO, it’s time to ask who’s really running the company, and whether the AI is about to schedule your replacement.

AI Experts Say Trust Us—The Public Says: ‘No Thanks.’

AI optimism is soaring, if you’re an expert. But for most people, it still feels like Silicon Valley is pushing autopilot on a plane no one asked to board.