future society

AI 101

Is artificial intelligence a friend or foe to humans?

5 Ways Singularity University is Exploring Artificial Intelligence at Global Summit This August

Senator and 2020 hopeful Cory Booker introduced a bill Thursday that would legalize marijuana in the U.S. and retroactively expunge criminal records.

End The War

It would also expunge criminal records related to weed.

New Senate Bill Would Legalize Marijuana Nationwide

In a new essay, a law professor grappled with the specter of sex robots designed to look like children — and more about the complicated future of sexbots.

Code Switch

The rise of sexbots is raising uncomfortable questions.

This Researcher Is Worried About Child Sex Robots

California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to expand the state's tax refund for low-income families and start paying it on a monthly basis.

Localized Basic Income

But it's not basic income, an expert says.

California Could Soon Give Low-Income Residents a Monthly Check

Federal research into universal basic income shows that regular cash payments don't reduce employment at all. In fact, it seems to help.

SO BASIC

We have evidence that UBI truly helps, but it won’t solve our problems.

A New Study Shows Basic Income Doesn't Deter People From Working

"This day is going to change history."

Yesterday, World Leaders Gathered at a Closed-Door Meeting to Decide the Fate of AI

A new study projects that fast adoption of EVs could make them the norm within a little over a decade.

90 Percent of Vehicles in the U.S. Could Be Electric by the Early 2040s

Our senses will never be the same.

Humans and Technology Are Becoming One, and It's Changing Everything