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What Is the Risk of Autonomous Weapons? The core risk of autonomous weapons is the removal of meaningful human control over the use of lethal force. Machines that select and kill targets without human authorization risk violating international humanitarian law, escalating conflicts through machine-speed miscalculation, evading accountability for unlawful killings, and lowering the threshold for … Read more
What Types of Jobs Will AI Affect the Most in 2026? Computer programmers, customer service representatives, and data entry keyers face the highest AI exposure in 2026, with 67-75% of their tasks potentially automatable. Clerical and administrative roles are most vulnerable. Jobs requiring physical presence, complex social interaction, or hands-on care—such as healthcare workers, electricians, … Read more
Why Is It Getting Harder to Know What’s Real Online? It’s getting harder to know what’s real online because generative AI tools now produce human-indistinguishable images, audio, and video at near-zero cost. Research shows humans perform only slightly better than chance at detecting AI-generated content. Meanwhile, detection tools remain unreliable, and regulatory labeling is only … Read more
Why Are People Losing Trust in Tech Companies Over AI? Trust in AI companies has collapsed to record lows: only 15% of Americans trust them to make AI development decisions, 39% say AI does more harm than good, and 7 out of 10 major AI brands saw year-over-year trust declines. The causes are concrete — … Read more