Societys
Geologist blasts society’s links with oil firms
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Prof McGuire says it’s hypocritical to make statements on climate change while at the same time accepting fossil fuel sponsorship Oil and gas firms have got one of the world’s leading scientific societies in their pockets, a top geologist says. Prof Bill McGuire is furious at the links between …
AI Thriller ‘neXt’ Takes a Frightening Look at Modern Society’s Relationship with Technology
A rogue artificial intelligence (AI) will get smarter at any cost in a new television thriller premiering in 2020. The upcoming Fox series “neXt” revolves around the fictional AI by the same name, which relentlessly pursues self-preservation with no regard for morality, casualties or consequences. The show feels eerily plausible. As the human protagonists of …
How Technology Adds Urgency to Calls to Redistribute Society’s Wealth
Urgent change is needed Bigstock The Business Roundtable recently issued a new definition of the purpose of a corporation, dropping the idea that maximizing shareholder value is the primary function. Perhaps the statement was largely symbolic, but if the CEOs of nearly 200 major U.S. corporations are sincere in committing the business community to a …
