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  1. A cloud above the clouds: US, China race to make space a computing platform

    The United States and China are engaged in a new technological competition focused on establishing space as a computing platform. This race involves developing infrastructure like satellites, networks, and sensors, with the ultimate goal of creating orbital data centers. While the US currently holds a lead, particularly with companies like SpaceX, China is emerging as a significant player in this evolving digital frontier. AI

    A cloud above the clouds: US, China race to make space a computing platform

    IMPACT Establishes space as a new frontier for digital infrastructure, potentially impacting future AI development and deployment.

  2. Soviet AI: Forgotten Geniuses While work was underway across the ocean to turn the human neuron into a mathematical model, cybernetics was branded as bourgeois in the USSR

    This article explores the history of artificial intelligence research in the Soviet Union, highlighting forgotten pioneers. Despite cybernetics being labeled as bourgeois pseudoscience, Soviet scientists made significant contributions to machine learning. AI

    IMPACT Provides historical context on AI development, highlighting under-recognized contributions from the Soviet era.

  3. 'To the Success of our Hopeless Cause'

    A review of Benjamin Nathans's book "To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause" highlights that the Soviet dissident movement was less about direct action and more about intellectual circles and shared literary pursuits. The book focuses on a group of Moscow intellectuals who, despite limited tangible achievements, engaged in writing and mutual defense, often outmaneuvering the KGB through their literary skills. This historical perspective is suggested as a parallel for understanding contemporary challenges in the United States. AI

    'To the Success of our Hopeless Cause'