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Space travel: The future is slowly becoming everyday reality

Catch the vibe at COSM 2025. Oh, and we’ll also be talking about the national debt…
Relativity Space likes to call itself a “customer-centric rocket company.” When we hear a tag line like that, we know times have changed. Read More ›
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COSM 2025: Publisher Steve Forbes’ Take On National Debt Crisis

He will be one of the participants in a panel discussion on That Unpleasant Subject at COSM 2025 in Scottsdale, Arizona, in November this year
Two other panelists are Chapman University’s Mark Skousen and John Tamny, author of The Deficit Delusion (2025). George Gilder will moderate. Read More ›
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Lead Us Not Into the Uncanny Valley …

Robert Marks and Gretchen Huizinga discuss whether future developments in artificial intelligence will lead to a better future or a worse one

This is the fourth and final segment of the the recent podcast, “What Does It Mean to Be Human in an Age of Artificial Intelligence?”, featuring Walter Bradley Center director Robert J. Marks and veteran podcaster Gretchen Huizinga. In the first segment, they discussed what AI can and can’t do. In the second segment, they discussed “How did all the AI hype get started?” Then, in the third part, the discussion turned to “Straight talk about killer robots/a>” because Dr. Marks is the author of The Case for Killer Robots. And now we come at last to the Uncanny Valley, where too much AI and robotics risks making everything weird. The entire interview was originally published by Christian think tank, Read More ›

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Smart Cities?: Proceed With Caution!

Zaheer Allam provides a balanced view of the future impact of AI on society

In some Smart City master plans, our privacy will be seriously compromised.

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