Trust in our leaders: A universal currency

Trust in our leaders: A universal currency

“Wir schaffen das.” Former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s 2015 declaration of faith in Germany’s capacity to cope with unprecedented waves of unsought asylum seekers is best translated as “we’ve got this”. (The more staid version in her autobiography is “we can do this”.)...
As AI gets smarter, are we getting dumber?

As AI gets smarter, are we getting dumber?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just a futuristic fantasy – it’s here, and it’s thinking for us. From generating essays and diagnosing diseases to analysing legal documents and coding software, AI is increasingly taking over tasks that once required years of...