EditorialsThe boom in jobs thanks to AIWhile concerns persist about potential disruptions, AI is currently generating a record number of jobs in the United States.byRedazione11 SEP 26
From memes to data centresThe AI of our discontentForty years on from Chernobyl, AI is the new nuclear power and data centres are its power stations. Everyone needs it, everyone fears it. Hatred of AI has brought Jane Fonda and Steve Bannon togetherbyMichele Masneri5 SEP 26
Summer with EsterA Decalogue for the End of the WorldWars, AI, viruses, climate change. An anxiety-inducing collection of apocalyptic scenarios without Bruce Willis blasting asteroids to save the EarthbyEster Viola2 SEP 26
ReflectionsAI and the crucial decisions that lie ahead, according to Bill GatesAn unprecedented technological transition that requires an unprecedented global response. The opportunities could be truly extraordinary, but so too could the risks. The view of Microsoft’s co-founder31 AUG 26
exercises and technologyModern warfare: the furthest thing from the Homeric heroFirearms and innovations that sought, in vain, to reduce the deadly impact of conflicts on human beings. And today, drones and AIbyMarco Lanterna17 AUG 26
magazineBayreuth is still very much in the spirit of Richard WagnerThe composer’s music is once again the lifeblood of the Festspielhaus. For its 150th anniversary, artistic immortality merges with digital transformation, and AI takes centre stagebyMario Leone17 AUG 26
MagazineHated big tech: the mid-term election campaign is a contest to see who can shout the loudest against AIFrom data centres to Silicon Valley’s predatory entrepreneurs, the bipartisan crusade against the ‘bogeyman’ of this electionbyGiulio Silvano10 AUG 26
Screenshot. Things from our screensLinkedIn and Substack take a stand against sloppy writingTwo predominantly text-based platforms have announced similar programmes to restrict AI-generated content. But is this really possible? And why now, of all times? At the heart of it all is Pangram, an ‘AI detector’ that’s selling very well but doesn’t work miraclesbyPietro Minto8 AUG 26
digital ecosystemItaly stands to benefit from open-source AI modelsJensen Huang is calling on Washington not to shut down open models. But the real battle is being fought further down the line, in vertical niches, and it is essential not to get bogged down in excessive regulationbyCarlo Alberto Carnevale Maffè8 AUG 26
AnalysisMusk’s gamble and the dangerous high-tech arms raceSpaceX is expanding, but is not generating significant profits. Starlink accounts for half of its turnover, whilst its founder has decided to invest more in AI to close the gap on Anthropic and OpenAIbyStefano Cingolani7 AUG 26
