Essays by Mustapha H. Itani
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Featured essay / Philosophy & AIWhat happens to judgment, freedom and the value of difficulty when machines can do more of our thinking for us?
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Essay / Mustapha H. ItaniAs public confidence in journalism declines, news organizations must confront an uncomfortable reality: some of the damage to their credibility has come from within. Trust in journalism is f…
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Essay / Mustapha H. ItaniWhy understanding online culture and audience interpretation is becoming just as important as measuring reach, engagement and sentiment. Social media has never been short of content, but the…
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Essay / Mustapha H. ItaniFor years, social media platforms have been competing to make content shorter, faster, and easier to consume. Now, Instagram is testing whether the future includes more long-form content. On…
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Essay / Mustapha H. Itani“State is the Name of the Coldest of All Cold Monsters. Coldly Lies It Also; And This Lie Creeps from Its Mouth: “I, the State, Am the People.”” Friedrich Nietzsche is, without a doubt, one …
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Essay / Mustapha H. ItaniFrom artificial intelligence to “super intelligence,” Donald Trump’s latest enthusiasm for renaming things raises an interesting question: how much power does a president really have over t…
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Essay / Mustapha H. ItaniWe are living through a period of technological change that is moving faster than our ability to fully absorb it. Artificial intelligence is no longer limited to answering questions or gener…
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