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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 23, 2019
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Arts & Culture, Technocracy
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“Brilliant Vision” from a Century Ago Foretells Today’s Internet

In E. M. Forster's dystopia, people interact only through the Machine
Denyse O'Leary
June 23, 2019

In a wholly materialist environment, science and other disciplines have, by preference, ceased to explore anything but their own ideas.

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Denyse O'Leary
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June 21, 2019
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Social Media, Technocracy
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Social Media Censorship? Governments Weigh the Options

The United States may be going in the opposite direction from other Western countries
Denyse O'Leary
June 21, 2019
Social media monopolies may welcome an opportunity to avoid difficult issues by tacitly encouraging strict censorship of national platforms, along whatever lines a government prefers (the China model, if you like). Read More ›
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News
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May 31, 2019
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Artificial Intelligence, Social Factors, Technocracy
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How Artificial Intelligence Shapes Our Language

Culture critic Mark Steyn reflects on the Matrix and the red pill, which seems to be everywhere
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May 31, 2019
If communication relies so much on a few pop-culture references, it’s “an undoubted achievement” that The Matrix created one of them. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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September 11, 2018
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Events, Machine Learning, Social Factors
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Google branches out into politics

Unfortunately, the only political model it would likely know is: One-party state
Denyse O'Leary
September 11, 2018

The unchallenged manipulation of search engine results during elections is a new phenomenon made possible by the domination of the internet by a few big players.

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