How to govern AI — even if it's hard to predict | Helen Toner

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Inside India's astonishing solar revolution | Kanika Chawla

In 2014, the world’s second largest coal consumer made a bold promise: to increase its solar capacity from three gigawatts to 100 gigawatts in just eight years. Many people called it overly ambitious, but energy expert Kanika Chawla saw the opportunity of a lifetime. She tells th ...  Show more

What Earth in 2125 could look like | Iseult Gillespie

Faced with the realities of current crises, it’s easy to assume our world is headed in a bleak direction. But there’s good reason to be hopeful— with developments in science and technology, a positive future is more viable than ever before. So, what if the future was awesome? Ise ...  Show more

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