The prevailing picture of AI risk is a picture of error: the machine is wrong and we are misled. This paper argues that a more insidious risk lies in relief. A fluent, confident answer relieves the discomfort of not knowing, and…
When a confident answer arrives in seconds, the mind relaxes. That relief can feel like knowledge. Often it is only certainty we have borrowed — and the vigilance we owe our own judgements is what we risk losing.
This article develops the concept of algorithmic wasta to explain how artificial intelligence (AI) hiring tools remake social capital in Gulf labour markets, where intercessory networks have long shaped access to jobs, promotion,…
Chatbots built from the messages, voice recordings and posts of people who have died are now sold as aids to mourning. Most ethical discussion of these "griefbots" asks whether they help or harm the bereaved, or whether the…
Commercial aviation is the outstanding success story of human-machine collaboration. Between the decades 2006–2015 and 2016–2025 the worldwide commercial jet fleet's fatal accident rate fell by 60 per cent while departures grew…
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