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The early days of cyberpunk
As man becomes machine and machine becomes man.
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AI regulations may see a Beijing effect
Is Europe too late to cause a Brussels effect on AI technology?
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When the selfie becomes an avatar
How Instagram is preparing itself for the metaverse
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Is Texas becoming too self-confident?
Texan rebellion is likely to shake up federal politics in the U.S.
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Picking up the crypto pieces
Companies are on the lookout for opportunities during the crypto crash
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Gen Z chooses anonymity over fame
Why are Gen Zers more likely to prefer online anonymity compared to millennials?
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From labor to exploitation: the dark side of blockchain games
What does it take to create a flourishing virtual economy?
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Resurrecting the dead in the digital era
Will deepfake videos, the latest and most versatile medium to eternalize the dead, impel us to regulate digital immortality?
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Extending the self with Instagram's augmented-reality face filters
Are we moving towards a culture in which our digitally positioned self is more important than our actual self?
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Technology on a leash
By sharing ownership and control with producers and governments, our smart devices are no longer what they seem
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The rise of CBDCs
Pim Korsten gives a rundown on the opportunities and risks of the rise of central bank digital currencies.
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An introduction to the Stack
Learn more about our framework that helps us understand the anatomy of digital systems.
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A beginner's guide to the metaverse
Both praised and feared by many, the 'promises' of the metaverse are highly contentious. Sebastiaan Crul aims to separate the wheat from the chaff.
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How will the pandemic affect the future of edtech?
The pandemic has ensured the implementation of edtech in school systems. Will pedagogical or technological aspects be prioritized?
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How the cyborg deconstructed the modern worldview
The evolution of the cyborg in science and popular culture
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Can digital technology save humanity?
How the Digital Revolution will change the rules of the game
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Will the metaverse be a “pornoverse”?
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What to think of the Corona Pass?
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The traffic light turns green for German digitalization
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China’s CBDC-as-a-standard?
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India’s rise as a digital superpower
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The emergence of big tech mesh networks
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Digital advertising in a post-cookie world
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Non-fungible tokens are all the rage
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Harvest now, decrypt later
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The unique strength of Chinese business alliances
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Democratization of finance
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Crowdsourcing morality for autonomous systems
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The Retroscope 2020
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The 'Brussels effect' on digital legislation
Europe is reinventing its digital Stack by taking the lead in legislation implementation
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The AI chips race
How AI chips will determine future geopolitical events
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The internet is in need of a transition
What the internet can learn from ongoing transitions in energy, mobility and food
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Is Open Source AI a sham?
Why leading AI companies are currently engaging in both 'openwashing' and 'closedwashing' practices
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The artisan versus the engineer: masters of the universe
What kind of skills should we (not) cultivate for generative AI?
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We are the products of technological mediation
What the metaphor of the 'medium' can teach us about AI
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The day the artificial became intelligent (is yet to come)
When we started to call intelligence a machine and the machine intelligent
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Knit’s Island and the future of the metaverse
An immersive and fascinating documentary about life in a virtual world
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The robots among us
About today’s master-slave dynamics with humanoids and chatbots
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The age of the machine: emancipation or alienation of the human?
Understanding the role of machines in society
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Short-sighted AI regulations miss the big picture
How can we ensure that AI is not only safe but also resonates with our broader norms and values?
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