When Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on October 21, 2025, it marked a dark milestone as the strongest hurricane to hit the Caribbean in modern history, and the third strongest to ever occur in the Atlantic. With sustained winds … Continue reading
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Preserving the Future: Water, Accountability, and AI
As the artificial intelligence industry expands, so does its ecological footprint. ChatGPT alone uses an estimated 39.16 million gallons of water daily. That is the equivalent of everyone in Taiwan, a country of approximately 24 million people, flushing their toilet … Continue reading
Can Democracy Withstand AI Misinformation?
I. Introduction
Just before the January 2024 Democratic primary in New Hampshire, thousands of voters received an unusual phone call from what sounded like President Joe Biden telling them to “save your vote for the November election.” But the call … Continue reading
From Smartphones to AI: The Environmental Costs of Our Tech Addiction
The digital revolution of the last quarter century has fundamentally reshaped society. With the tap of a finger, we can access the world’s information, stream entertainment, and connect with people across the globe. Our fridges can suggest recipes, our workplaces … Continue reading
NVIDIA Stock Crash Implications
The recent DeepSeek announcement disrupted the AI landscape, triggering widespread debate and a historic stock market reaction. DeepSeek is a generative AI platform like ChatGPT, designed for text generation, code writing, and problem-solving using advanced machine learning. NVIDIA, a company … Continue reading
Can AI Become Sustainable or Are We Feeding A Digital Beast?
When Chinese entrepreneur Liang Wenfeng unveiled DeepSeek’s latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) app earlier in January, the tech world was quick to marvel at its potential. Here was an AI model that promised to rival the likes of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and … Continue reading
AI Safety Summit 2023: A Step Towards Global Cooperation and Ethical AI Governance
In November 2023, former United Kingdom prime minister Rishi Sunak gathered the world’s leading minds at Bletchley Park, U.K., for the 2023 Global AI Safety Summit. The timing of this meeting proved crucial as countries compete for dominance in the … Continue reading
Biometrics and AI Security
In an era dominated by digital advancements, biometric technology has emerged as a cornerstone of security measures in various sectors, ranging from online banking services to governmental identification systems. The integration of fingerprint scanning and facial recognition has become commonplace, … Continue reading
Democratic Decline: Deepfakes, Art, Politics, and Children
A technological monument, a celebratory milestone in human history, or the beginning of the downfall of modern day democracies? In early February, OpenAI announced the release of Sora, an innovative tool that turns textual prompts into videos which are … Continue reading
L’IA et le conflit russo-ukrainien : Le pitch d’un nouveau film dystopique
Tout droit sortie d’un film dystopique, l’intelligence artificielle (IA) occupe aujourd’hui une place prépondérante dans nos sociétés. En plus d’avoir changé nos vies, cette nouvelle technologie a modifié le paysage des conflits armés. Le conflit russo-ukrainien, ayant commencé en 2014, … Continue reading