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Two children and a robot. We have to control AI before it controls us, warns former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: We have to control AI before it controls us, warns former Google CEO Eric Schmidt

Listen: Tech companies set the rules for the digital world through algorithms powered by artificial intelligence. But does Big Tech really understand AI? Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt tells Ian Bremmer that we need to control AI before it controls us. What's troubling about AI, he says, is that it’s still very new, and AI is learning by doing. Schmidt, co-author of “The Age of AI: And Our Human Future,” worries that AI exacerbates problems like anxiety, driving a human addiction cycle that leads to depression.

Facebook metaverse launch leads other Big Tech firms to focus on AR/VR
Cyber in 60 Seconds

Facebook metaverse launch leads other Big Tech firms to focus on AR/VR

What is Facebook planning with the metaverse? What have responses been to the metaverse, which Mark Zuckerberg announced? Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director at Stanford's Cyber Policy Center, Eurasia Group senior advisor and former MEP, discusses trends in big tech, privacy protection and cyberspace.

Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
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Election crisis in one of Africa’s most stable democracies, Mecca agreement may get another signee, SCOTUS sides with Trump on mail-in ballots

The mineral-rich southern African nation of Zambia is slipping into political crisis following last week’s disputed election, in which incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema won a second five-year term.

Zuckerberg's metaverse trap
Puppet Regime

Zuckerberg's metaverse trap

World leaders aren't any better at cooperating in that universe than they are in this one.

Carmakers tap virtual reality to keep driver and passengers awake in autonomous cars

Carmakers tap virtual reality to keep driver and passengers awake in autonomous cars

China's virtual reality arcades aim for real-life success

China's virtual reality arcades aim for real-life success

China's virtual reality arcades aim for real-world success

China's virtual reality arcades aim for real-world success

Red Cross turns to VR for disaster response training

Red Cross turns to VR for disaster response training

Bodybags, rats, waste: Disaster response turns to VR for grim training

Bodybags, rats, waste: Disaster response turns to VR for grim training