Moravec‘s Paradox

guest column By Daniel T. Makokera Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often described as the next industrial revolution. That description is already outdated. AI is rapidly becoming the infrastructure upon which future economies, governments, healthcare systems, education, agriculture, finance and national security will be built. The question for Africa is no…

Nicholas Potter, 12, and Sarah Kelland pose for a photo with their robot "Geffrey" ahead of the First Tech Challenge robotics competition at KDays, in Edmonton on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. During competition the robots will collect and shoot balls into a goal. Photo by David Bloom /Postmedia Article content…

More than a decade ago, Fish saw growing inefficiencies and declining productivity across the construction process and decided to make a $100 million-plus investment in data, technology and innovation initiatives to better position Suffolk for the future. Today,the contractor's "clean data lake" contains about 293 terabytes of structured construction data,…

A military veteran and ministry leader is warning that the artificial intelligence systems millions of people use each day to answer questions and make decisions could one day become a powerful tool for the “great deception” Jesus warned about in Matthew 24. Ben Peterson previously served in Iraq as a…

Sophie Thatcher knows what you think about her. She’s seen the headlines and social media posts. She’s dark. Maybe it’s the acting choices, like Natalie, her tortured teen on “Yellowjackets,” or an abducted missionary in “Heretic,” or the enslaved robot girlfriend in “Companion.” Perhaps it’s her Mormon upbringing, which she…

I am going to say something that might get me kicked out of a few Discord servers, but somebody has to say it. The esports community has officially entered its witch hunt era when it comes to artificial intelligence. Every single time a game developer or an esports organization posts…

Elon Musk has shared a bold prediction about the future of work, suggesting artificial intelligence and robots could transform the global economy in ways that challenge today’s ideas about jobs and income. (Elon Musk. Photo Credit: Daily Post) Tuesday, July 21, 2026: Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla,…

As AI innovation increasingly concentrates in the USA and China, the development of AI blocs around these two nations was always likely. With the launch of the China-led World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), of which 29 nations are already signatories, the emergence of such blocs is now even more…

A federal judge approved Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement with authors on Monday, finalizing the largest known payout in a US copyright case. US District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granted final approval and overruled objections from authors who called the sum too small. How Anthropic’s $1.5 Billion Settlement Reached Approval Authors sued…

A renowned Artificial Intelligence governance expert, Dr. Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, has called on governments at all levels to invest more in universities and equip lecturers with the knowledge and tools needed to drive technological innovation and research. Akerele-Ogunsiji made the call while delivering the 2026 Annual Lecture of the School of…