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A firsthand look at China’s material progress and clean-tech revolution — and what could happen if we let an authoritarian state steer AI’s future.
AI is not a rupture in history, but a continuation of intelligence emerging where information becomes systematically arranged.
Writer and media theorist Bogna Konior connects cosmos and computer by reconsidering our eerily silent Universe.
Moltbook is a social media site built for conversation — but not for humans.
Why we should balance innovation with stewardship — while reframing the “techno-optimists versus doomers” polarization.
AI will shape the future of work, but human leadership will decide whether that future is good — and happiness should be the touchstone.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The case for why AI systems are not merely “stochastic parrots.”
AI may be rewriting “how” we work — but not “why” we work. And this has profound implications for leadership.
Tech leaders may have backed Trump in 2024, but the majority of the community still leans left — and has a big opportunity ahead.
Author Zack Kass argues that AI will not end work — it will expand it, pushing us toward new ways of creating, connecting, and adding value.
AI can now generate entire worlds from text prompts. What does this mean for how we think, create, and connect?
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Handled right, AI has potential to bring back middle-skill jobs lost to the rise of computers, economists argue. Or, like the mechanized mills of the past, it could toss whole sectors out of work.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
AI “eval” outfit Mercor is one of the fastest growing companies in history. But will their rocket run out of fuel? Big Think investigates.
There are two sides to the AI debate, and both are perpetuating the idea that AI is “inevitable, all-powerful, and deserves to be controlled by a tiny group of people,” says the Empire of AI author.
In “Rewiring Democracy,” Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders explore how AI could strengthen democracy or undermine it.
As we crank up our search for more powerful AI, maybe we should slow down and reimagine the shape and language of intelligence itself.
The HuffPost co-founder is now focusing on AI and health — but she’s keeping an eye on agency and human nature.
Tech legend Bob Taylor — a pioneer of the computing revolution — figured out the genius of framing two types of disagreement.
Researcher and Google CTO Blaise Agüera y Arcas joins us to discuss his new book, “What Is Intelligence?”
Media trailblazer Tim O’Reilly tells Big Think why AI requires “get yourself dirty” work — and warns us not to buy the hype.
Conversations about an imminent “AI bubble” tend to miss the big picture.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
AI has brought a reckoning to the consulting industry — and the death knell will quickly sound for those who fail to adapt.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The case for robotaxis on the water.
An introduction to “The Engine of Progress” from Jason Crawford, founder of the Roots of Progress Institute.