September 25, 2026

The Brake That Could Prevent a War #Shorts

What if a war could start because of a mistaken signal? During the Cold War, some systems indicated that an attack was underway when it was not. The difference came down to people who chose not to obey the alarm automatically and checked the data once more. David Gross warns that

September 25, 2026

AI Does Not Replace Programmers: It Changes Their Work

The great transformation, then, is not about suddenly replacing an engineering team with a screen full of robots. It is about lowering the cost of turning an intention into an initial working version. That can allow a small company to test ideas that previously required months. It can help maint

September 25, 2026

The Danger Is Not AI Starting a War

The risk is not full autonomy that already exists, but gradual erosion: systems that make recommendations, classify threats, prioritize targets, and reduce the time available to question a decision. And that distinction matters a great deal. Sometimes public discussion jumps from “AI is used to analyze data” to “AI

September 25, 2026

The liar’s dividend: when the truth seems fake

And there is an even deeper consequence: deepfakes can do more than make someone believe a falsehood. They also allow a real person to discredit authentic evidence by claiming it is fake. This is what some researchers describe as the liar’s dividend. When anything can be manipulated, whoever

September 24, 2026

Has AI hacked the government?

The immediate interpretation is simple: “AI has hacked the government.” That phrase conveys seriousness, but it can obscure more than it clarifies. We have no evidence of an AI with a will of its own, a political agenda, or malicious intent. Nor is it accurate to imagine a robot sitting at a keyboard, planning to steal secrets