Critics are right: the algorithms that increasingly run the world can be dangerous. Are human systems always better?

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In an interview in May, the head of the Israeli military intelligence’s targeting division responded to outrage over the civilian death toll in Gaza by boasting that algorithmic surveillance systems ...

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This is a perilous moment for independent media. As a small nonprofit—with no sponsor or endowment—we rely on the generosity of readers to support our work. Will you please consider making a ...

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Keeping Markets in Their Place I am grateful to the discussants for their thoughtful responses. The two libertarians, Matt Welch and John Tomasi, worry that keeping markets in their place violates ...

AI can be used to increase human productivity, create jobs and shared prosperity, and protect and bolster democratic freedoms—but only if we modify our approach.

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