In 2006, Facebook launched its News Feed feature, sparking seemingly endless contentious public discourse on the power of the “social media algorithm” in shaping what people see online. Nearly two ...

There just are not a whole lot of larger-than-life heroes left in the US. I am not sure why, but perhaps putting it under a microscope robs most celebrity of its panache and leaves so many potential ...

In all my conversations with ChatGPT, I’ve tried to push the chatbot into revealing what I would call a personality. By that term, we generally mean a human mind with an existing worldview and a ...

Canada is experiencing a housing crisis due to the increasing immigration rates in a nation with the most expensive real estate market among G7 members. Although Canada has a history of controversial ...

This was the month of January in 2006. I, with my team members, had gone to Strait Island, where some Great Andamanese people were staying distributed in eight households. There were more children ...

India has renamed Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, to Sri Vijaya Puram. The name change is more than just cosmetic. By reconnecting the islands to their past, India is declaring its intention ...

On August 16, 2022, Indonesian President Joko Widodo spoke at the Indonesian House of Representatives Annual Session and the House of Representatives Joint Session. He conveyed the agenda of Indonesia ...

After World War II, the international community created a system that reinforced peace by committing to equality among states and collective security. Now that the world is transitioning into an ...

Writing for The New Republic, Edith Olmstead reports that a former CIA Director “didn’t mince words” when describing an innovative method of war employed by Israel in Lebanon. “Even Leon Panetta Says ...

The numbers are clear. The temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in November last year resulted in the release of 109 hostages. Compare that to Israeli military operations, which have managed ...

Observers are increasingly sounding the alarm about artificial intelligence-driven military decision-making systems (AIMDS). AIMDS are instruments that employ AI methods to evaluate data, offer ...

“Outside the Box” is Fair Observer’s regular column dedicated to exploring the world of artificial intelligence, which has already become part of our everyday experience, whether we notice it or not.