Last month, members of the World Leadership Alliance - Club de Madrid hosted a round table to discuss the future of democracy. The group is currently working on their Next Generation Democracy initiative, which seeks to host discussions on the current state and future...

Former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves is warning about the twin dangers of misusing social media and fake news. In a Digital Trends interview, President Ilves discussed how "social media creates a news outlet without oversight," allowing data and information...

The tech story of the week: Cambridge Analytica. The London-based consulting firm became a household name last week after the New York Times  reported it had improperly harvested Facebook data from millions of users using a third-party app, in order to benefit the...

One of the many places you might encounter artificial intelligence is at the doctor's office. Some doctors and healthcare professionals are using AI algorithms to rapidly scan medical files, notice irregularities like tumors, and even make diagnoses. There are already...

Last Sunday, a self-driving vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona - the first ever fatal crash involving a fully autonomous vehicle. The vehicle, an SUV, belonged to Uber, which was testing a fleet of self-driving vehicles in several cities...

The Artificial Intelligence World Society will host a round table in Tokyo Japan on April 2nd to discuss the ethics of artificial intelligence. The central topic will be An Ethical Framework for AI, our seven-layer model to ensure the beneficial application of AI...