The Digital Frontier
30 years ago, the Internet opened up a new frontier, and today we’re all citizens of a digital Wild West, where how we live, work and govern is changing everyday.
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Has AI made “learn to code” obsolete?
Freethink talks to the creator of the world’s most popular AI coding assistant to find out whether learning to code is still worthwhile.
How consensus can undermine science
The main objective of consensus statements appears to be to reduce doubt, which may stifle scientific inquiry.
How proof-of-human tech could save the internet
Sam Altman’s World Network uses iris-scanning Orbs to give people a way to prove that they are people — and not AIs — online.
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The joy of being wrong
Can practicing intellectual humility make us smarter and happier? Science says yes.
A quiet revolution in trucking
She’s a veteran, a single mom, and a trucker, who used to have to wait around for hours for her cargo. Now, a revolutionary solution from SAP and Uber Freight is getting her back on the road and home to her son sooner.
The badass army fighting revenge porn
They’re tracking down people who post revenge porn – and getting justice.
An address for everywhere on Earth
Can three simple words change how we find each other?
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Disrupting money
Can a bitcoin entrepreneur on house arrest convince the world it’s the currency of the future?
Meet the digital bodyguard for investigative journalists
Smári McCarthy discusses his job protecting the work of journalists investigating organized crime and corruption
It’s time for regular Americans to think differently about cybersecurity
If huge companies and government agencies can’t manage the cyber threats, how can ordinary Americans?
The evolution of a dissident: How Ladar Levison became someone who said "no" to the FBI
For Ladar Levison, founder of secure email service Lavabit, everything changed when the two FBI agents showed up at…
A lay person's guide to biohacking
We’re living in a golden age of people exploring high and low tech methods to optimize our bodies.
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