Berto Jongman: Steven Feldstein on How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping Repression

How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping Repression Steven Feldstein Journal of Democracy, 30/1 January 2019 Around the world, artificial-intelligence (AI) systems are showing their potential for abetting repressive regimes and upending the relationship between citizen and state, thereby accelerating a global resurgence of authoritarianism. China is driving the proliferation of AI technology to authoritarian and illiberal …

Worth a Look: RED MAFIYA – How the Russian (Zionist) Mob Has Invaded America

From Publishers Weekly This disturbing, sharply rendered account tells how the post-Communist Russian Mafiya has infiltrated American life with tactical intelligence and a rare level of viciousness. Drawing from interviews with top Russian mobsters and police, journalist Friedman (Zealots for Zion: Inside Israel’s West Bank Settlement Movement) trenchantly explores the brutal corruption of the U.S.S.R. …