Elon Musk, Neuralink and the existential risks of human enhancement
Elon Musk’s Neuralink update on 28 August will be remembered by most of the public for clickbait news headlines involving…
Time to put the spotlight on Big Tech’s lobbyists
Big Tech, including Google, has spent an estimated $582m lobbying the United States Congress since 2005. Google has spent big…
No more canapés at Davos. Globalisation as we know it is over
Among other measures, Microsoft would ensure that all private data of TikTok’s American users is transferred to and remains in…
Technology and the coming revolution in Australian politics
“In terms of crisis, people are generally blind to everything outside their immediate necessities.” — Albert Einstein, The World As…
Break-up Big Tech? It’s complicated
There are only two unity tickets in United States politics at present. These are distrust of China and distrust of…
The cyberattacks must be our Sputnik moment
The recent cyberattacks by a “state-based cyber actor” on Australia underscores the necessary public policy shift the centre-right must make…
Why the humanities matter in the age of AI
I hope that we will not, under current pressures or emotions, be tempted to ignore the basic fact that civilisation…
