Rapid tech innovation brings AI closer to consciousness

The latest large language models appear to question, display emotion, convey preference, possess independent thought, and even offer wisdom. Is this still algorithms, or something deeper?

Marco Mossad

The Looming Hunger Pandemic

The novel coronavirus has overwhelmed public health systems and jolted economies around the world. Now it is poised to spark a global hunger crisis as well. After decades of progress in the battle…

David M. Beasley

The UK’s Lockdown Days Are Numbered

Boris Johnson has announced this week some new easing of lockdown measures in England. Under the new rules, pubs, cafes, restaurants can reopen for regular business. Previously, restaurants and cafes…

Ali El Shamy

PlayStation 5 Revealed

Although E3 has been cancelled, it’s not stopping video game makers from unleashing big announcements. Sony led the way on June 11 with its PlayStation 5 reveal event showing what the console looks…

Gieson Cacho

Exceptionalism Is Killing Americans

In early May, a 29-year-old man visited several bars and nightclubs in the South Korean capital ofSeouland soon after tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. South…

Jeremy Konyndyk

The World Is Watching

Analysts of international affairs rarely focus on how the domestic condition ofthe United Statesshapes the country’s influence and role in the world, but today the connection could hardly be more…

Richard Haass