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Quote of the day by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt: "A $5,000 drone can destroy a $5 million tank"
Armed conflict in the 21st century is looking considerably different from the wars of yesteryear, thanks to huge technological advancements
Quote of the day by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: 'One of the tech industry’s worst mistakes in a long time was that everybody could go full remote forever' — closing the doors to pandemic-era flexibility
Despite championing remote working, the technology industry was among the first sectors to row back on this new era
Quote of the day by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on women asking for a raise: 'It’s about knowing and having faith in the system' — a controversial gaffe that led to an immediate reversal
The technology industry has long struggled with equalising the contributions of men and women — with women vastly underpaid relative to men
Quote of the day by Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki on AI: "I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself" — decrying the rise of machine-made art
One of the world's most renowned illustrators has previously described the rise of AI-generated content as the end of an era for human creativity
Quote of the day by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk: 'Are you prepared to die? Then okay, you're a candidate' — a reminder that the manned mission to Mars might be a deadly one
The tech mogul has repeatedly called for the colonization of Mars, but has previously warned that early missions may carry monumental risks
Quote of the day by former Apple design chief Jony Ive: 'True simplicity is derived from so much more than just the absence of clutter and ornamentation' — laying the foundation for a timeless design philosophy
The world's most renowned tech designer excelled at making complex electronics feel accessible thanks to a different way of thinking
Quote of the day by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates: 'If a robot comes in to do the same thing, you’d think that we’d tax the robot' — devising policy ideas to counter automation risks
Slowing down the robotics, AI, and automation build-out might give us time to understand how to structure our labor markets
Quote of the day by filmmaker Tim Burton: 'It's like a robot taking your humanity, your soul' — a scathing slapdown on AI cloning artistic styles
Many now use AI to create media that borrows from famous artistic styles, but filmmakers find it demoralizing
Quote of the day by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel: 'I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible' — a foundational thesis of the new tech elite
Technology has marched forward over the last couple of decades at the same time as basic freedoms and rights have been eroded
Quote of the day by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: 'People talk about AI reducing jobs — complete nonsense' — pushing back against automation fears
Automation has long been considered a threat to jobs and employment, but not everybody agrees – least of all those architecting the AI buildout