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

Iran’s Virus Diplomacy

The coronavirus has hit the Middle East at a time when the region is already burdened with a series of long-running conflicts, economic crises, and political unrest. The first Covid-19 deaths in the…

Yasmine El Geressi

The Coronavirus and EU Divisions?

Back in February of this year, Health ministers from the EU 27 held a summit where they discussed the Coronavirus outbreak. German health minister, Jens Spahn, had praised the EU member states’…

Ali El Shamy

China’s Coming Upheaval

Over the past few years, the United States’ approach toChinahas taken a hard-line turn, with the balance between cooperation and competition in theU.S.-Chinese relationship tilting sharply…

Minxin Pei