AI

A U.S.-China tech tie is a big win for China because of its population advantage

China’s population is declining, but UN projections show it will remain at least twice the size of the U.S.

Sep 13 •

AI surveillance should be banned while there is still time.

All the same privacy harms with online tracking are also present with AI, but worse.

Sep 6 •

9 ways DuckDuckGo's Search Assist Differs from Google’s AI Overviews

Seeking better UX for AI-assisted search answers at DuckDuckGo

Jul 31 •

Most chatbot users miss this key setting, so we moved it up front

Making it easier and more intuitive to change the system prompt in duck.ai

Jul 20 •

The debate over a potential economic bump from AI points to a much larger economic opportunity.

We can turn temporary economic productivity bumps into permanent higher economic growth through sustained higher investment in basic research.

Jul 8 •

States should be allowed to regulate AI because realistically Congress won't

Let’s not give AI a decade-long free pass from regulation.

Jun 26 •

U.S. AI-labor protests could eventually resemble the French Yellow-Vest protests

When millions recently took to the streets over economic insecurity.

Jun 8 •

Will the AI backlash spill into the streets?

The answer hinges on how severe and prolonged the economic disruption becomes—particularly for jobs.

May 24 •

Is runaway AI coming in years or decades?

The timeline seems to turn on two assumptions.

Apr 27 •

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