by Miguel A. De La Torre | Feb 5, 2026 | Opinion
A race to achieve global dominance in artificial intelligence is underway. Whichever nation can construct the largest AI ecosystem will be able to dictate global standards and reap broad economic and military benefits. This race has created a new geopolitical divide....
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Dec 11, 2025 | Opinion
During economic strife, authoritarian political systems masquerading as populism rise to protect the power, profits, and privilege of the wealthy ruling class. Power is obtained through conspiracy theories and disinformation and it is maintained through surveillance....
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Nov 18, 2025 | Opinion
What does it mean to be human in an age where, through Artificial Intelligence (AI), we can become a god? An age in which AI competes with Christianity for everlasting life? More importantly, is it even wise to become eternal? Missing from most debates concerning AI...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Oct 8, 2025 | Opinion
When automobiles replaced the horse and buggy in the early twentieth century, entire industries disappeared—blacksmiths, horse stables, whip makers and carriage manufacturers. You couldn’t give away horses. Still, newer jobs in the automotive industry replaced these...
by Kerri Fisher | Sep 4, 2025 | Opinion
As the school year commences, every educator I know is talking about artificial intelligence (AI). No matter where they stand on the continuum from bemoaning to worshipping, the time has come when we are all forced to confront this new era of the human-tech interface....
