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News and fearless, evidence-based, adversarial, unapologetic, progressive, and activism-oriented opinion and analysis on computer technologies from The Canadian Progressive.

Boston Dynamic, five robotics companies pledge not to weaponize their robots

The weaponization of our advanced general-purpose robots “raises new risks of harm and serious ethical issues,” Boston Dynamics and five other leading robotics manufacturers say in their joint letter.

Obert Madondo
October 11, 2022

Give this AI a few words of description and it produces a stunning image – but is it art?

The "art" generated using DALL·E 2 and other AI-powered text-to-image programs "comes not just from the final text prompt, but in the entire creative process that led to that prompt".

Guest Blog
September 29, 2022

Is the Cookie Web Tracker Dying?

The internet’s original data collection tool is still ubiquitous, even as the web moves away from it

Guest Blog
August 14, 2021

Obert Madondo is an Ottawa-based digital artist, blogger, photographer, graphic designer, web designer, digital rights enthusiast, digital storytelling enthusiast, aspiring filmmaker, and online publisher.

Obert is a former political aide to a prominent former Zimbabwean lawmaker, human rights defender and former freedom fighter. Obert has previously worked as an international development administrator in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, and Canada.

Obert is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Canadian Progressive, an independent political blog dedicated to producing fearless, evidence-based, adversarial, unapologetic, progressive and activism-oriented journalism situated right at the intersection of politics, technology and human rights.

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