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Top 6 Emerging Trends in Gaming

Gaming is one of the biggest industries in the world, with consumers spending around US$115 billion dollars on games and related services in 2018. By 2020, spending is expected to increase to over US$128 billion. And while only 29 percent of the revenues were from smartphone gamers in 2016, the figure is projected to hit ...

Armin Auctor

Gamers playing.

A Surveillance Dystopia: Made in China, Exported Throughout the World

Cloudwalk, a Chinese state-backed AI startup based in Guangzhou, is at the forefront of a very dangerous technology — mass surveillance. Though the company claims that its tech “makes society safer” by helping authorities arrest more criminals, the fact that the system is being implemented in an authoritarian state like China betrays the positive image ...

Max Lu

Cloudwalk surveillance.

Amazon’s Facial Recognition Comes Under Scrutiny

With the FBI and other intelligence agencies increasing their use of facial recognition surveillance, various human rights groups have come forward and asked tech companies like Amazon to stop selling such products to the government. In addition to risking the loss of personal freedoms, facial surveillance is also said to be heavily biased against certain ...

Nspirement Staff

Amazon's facial recognition technology.

3 Ominous AI Trends We Should Be Worried About

Artificial Intelligence is proclaimed as being the cornerstone for establishing a new world order for human beings. Unfortunately, this new world can either be a paradise or turn into our worst nightmare. Looking at emerging AI trends, there are three specific developments that should be a cause of worry for any sensible human. Unregulated government ...

Nspirement Staff