The collapse of a political system begins long before its formal downfall. External shocks merely accelerate a decay that has already hollowed out the foundation from within. The fall of European monarchies after the First World War was not merely a consequence of military losses; it marked the final stage of a profound internal rupture...
Discussions about artificial intelligence tend to focus on algorithms, yet rarely on the cognitive frameworks of those who create them. Between the humanistic aspirations embodied by Professor Higgins and the crude experimental impulses of Professor Preobrazhensky that produce Mr. Sharikov lies a defining tension of the 21st century: how far can humanity go in its...