Topic · 16 briefs
Power and capital
Follow the money far enough and it becomes an argument about who decides. Briefs on economies, finance, business models and the future of work.
Automating a misunderstood mind
Software firms are building an infrastructure for AI-driven automation that treats discrete applications as a single, programmable ecosystem.
Related Essay Synthetic media
A clash over automated culture
Commercial and creative sectors are pursuing the deep integration of automated systems into their core operations.
Related Essay Synthetic media
The low cost of fair use
Technology firms treat vast repositories of online media as a low-cost raw material for building generative models.
Reform versus escape infrastructure
Efforts to reform complex terrestrial systems are proceeding through deep, internal restructuring.
Public plans and conditional delivery
ECOWAS can reaffirm a 2027 launch commitment for the Eco; that declaration does not itself settle which governments will exchange national monetary arrangements for a common curre…
Related Essay Exchange value