INTELLIGENCE SERVICES Fernando Pocino: Spy on social media 09-11-2024 09:08 Have threats, hacking and health problems forced former Intelligence agent Fernando Pocino, Stiuso’s ex-rival, out of anonymity and onto social media? by Rodis Recalt
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY With Biden’s envoy in town, Argentina steps up efforts to tackle against synthetic drugs 16-10-2024 15:41 Foreign Minister Diana Mondino receives top US narcotics official Todd D. Robinson, as Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announces Argentina will set up a regional intelligence centre to combat synthetic drug trafficking. by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti
INTERVIEW ‘Totalitarian potential’ – Yuval Noah Harari warns of the risks of Artificial Intelligence 04-10-2024 06:46 Renowned Israeli intellectual presents his latest book 'Nexus,' warning that the failure to regulate AI and the algorithms controlled by technological corporations could pave the way to dictatorship. by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Selling your soul to the devil? 31-08-2024 05:40 Macri and Milei are still feeling each other out, much like heavyweight boxers who dance around each other throwing light jabs for fear of being hit with an uppercut. All of which begs the question, who will stab the other one in the back first? by Agustino Fontevecchia
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Milei the filling in a Macri-CFK sandwich 24-08-2024 05:57 Once again, when it seemed that the government had things under control, chaos erupts onto the scene. by Agustino Fontevecchia
EDITORIAL Tinkering and tailoring the judge and the spy 24-08-2024 05:55 While “Big Brother” espionage would seem to contradict the libertarian creed in general, the nomination of the controversial federal judge Ariel Lijo for the Supreme Court flies in the face of Milei’s electoral crusade against a corrupt “caste.”
BEYOND THE HEADLINES Worthy of their hire? 24-08-2024 05:31 Two other leading issues this past week – the senatorial pay hike and Congress rejection of the 12-digit SIDE intelligence booster. Nothing is black and white but try convincing most people otherwise. by Michael Soltys
OPINION & ANALYSIS Political sewers on the boil 24-08-2024 05:15 Intelligence sectors in conflict threaten to throw the book at each other, exposing shady deals and problematic situations in private lives. by Javier Calvo
POLITICS & CONGRESS Blow for Milei: Opposition teams up with PRO to block intelligence funds 21-08-2024 23:05 In a heavy blow for the Milei government, deputies in lower house repeal decree assigning over 100 billion pesos “to boost the national intelligence system” by 156-52 vote with six abstentions.
INTELLIGENCE Government increases budget, allocating 100 billion pesos to spy agency 23-07-2024 16:22 President Javier Milei's government raises budget, justifying move with need to "settle actions" and "reorganise the National Intelligence System."
INTELLIGENCE SERVICES Sergio Neiffert: Argentina's new 'Señor 5' spy chief 24-06-2024 15:37 Sergio Neiffert, the new trustee who will lead Argentina's Federal Intelligence Agency (AFI) until an undefined date, is linked to presidential advisor Santiago Caputo.
G7 SUMMIT G7 summit: Pope calls for ban on 'lethal autonomous weapons' 14-06-2024 10:47 Francis, the first head of the Catholic Church to ever attend a G7 summit, calls for ban on "lethal autonomous weapons" as he discusses challenges of artificial intelligence.
Tech giants Milei adviser expects major tech investments within eight weeks 07-06-2024 16:44 Javier Milei's senior adviser Demian Reidel is confident Argentina will be able to announce significant investments from Silicon Valley in the coming weeks.
INTELLIGENCE SERVICES Intelligence shake-up: AFI chief Silvestre Sívori resigns after Posse's departure 28-05-2024 17:14 President Javier Milei accepts resignation of Silvestre Sívori, head of Federal Intelligence Agency, who steps down amid Nicolás Posse’s departure as Cabinet chief.
INTERVIEW WITH WORLDCOIN BOSS Alex Blania: ‘In the next few years, thousands of humans will fall deeply in love with an AI’ 10-05-2024 12:51 The CEO of Tools for Humanity, the company behind Worldcoin, on technology and ethics, Artificial Intelligence and the use of private data. by Agustino Fontevecchia
INTELLIGENCE SERVICES CIA chief William Burns travels to Argentina for meetings 21-03-2024 13:03 Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse meets with the head of the US intelligence services at the Casa Rosada; CIA head latest in a long list of officials from Washington to visit Buenos Aires since President Javier Milei took office.
MILEI’S NEW GOVERNMENT Milei taps lawyer Silvestre Sívori to run intelligence services 12-12-2023 17:18 President Javier Milei has appointed 39-year-old lawyer Silvestre Sívori to head Argentina’s AFI intelligence services.
ELECTIONS 2023 – POLLS Poll: Milei has narrow lead over Massa ahead of run-off 03-11-2023 17:27 Brazil-based AtlasIntel puts Milei’s support at 48.5% compared to 44.7% for Massa.
INTERVIEW Santiago Siri: ‘As a programmer, I'm threatened by Artificial Intelligence’ 07-10-2023 06:23 Santiago Siri suggests a holy trinity of “crypto, trap and La Scaloneta” will save Argentina. And he is paying attention to the progress of Artificial Intelligence.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Luis Ignacio Brusco: Understanding why we vote differently 30-09-2023 05:36 Psychiatrist, neurologist and researcher, dean of the UBA Medical Faculty and Argentine Neuropsychiatric Association, MD and PhD, discusses why we vote differently and the cerebral functions which enter into decision-making. by Jorge Fontevecchia
artificial intelligence Globant to invest US$1 billion on AI expansion in Latin America 10-08-2023 15:15 Software company Globant SA plans to invest US$1 billion in building out its artificial intelligence operations in Latin America.
As I see it Hard times coming for the common man 28-07-2023 19:18 If the people warning us about the dangers posed by the sudden arrival of Artificial Intelligence are right, the situation is about to get much worse. by James Neilson
As I see it Things from cyberspace 27-05-2023 06:47 As well as having nightmares about what would happen to us were a self-programming AI machine to free itself from human control, researchers fear they could be providing evil humans with tools which, like nuclear bombs, would make it easier for them to cause great harm. by James Neilson
Ben Goertzel interview Expert: AI could replace 80% of jobs 'in next few years' 08-05-2023 22:26 Artificial intelligence could replace 80 percent of human jobs in the coming year, predicts US-Brazilian researcher and AI guru Ben Goertzel.
INTELLIGENCE SERVICES Secrets of ‘Señora 5,’ the woman who manages Argentina’s spies 02-05-2023 13:18 Ana Clara Alberdi oversees the management of the agents of Argentina’s AFI intelligence services, but to most of the country, she is a complete unknown. by Rodis Recalt
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Venezuela, China, Biden and extraterrestrials – the disinformation of AI 17-03-2023 15:38 Avatars generated by artificial intelligence are becoming ever more common in global disinformation. Experts warn of the threat of deep fakes and AI-generated audio-visuals.
ChatGPT & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE The horror and the beauty of ChatGPT 18-02-2023 06:39 A recent wave of excitement, fear and even dystopian predictions has taken over as users have become massively exposed to ChatGPT. Ultimately it’s not about the technology but how we put it to work as individuals, groups and society as a whole. by Agustino Fontevecchia
PRICE HIKES Argentina’s latest unorthodox tool to combat inflation: AI 05-02-2023 08:31 Argentina has come up with a new tool to keep track of price increases: artificial intelligence.
ART & CULTURE Clickbait or creativity? The art world wrestles with AI 02-02-2023 16:14 Online tools like table Diffusion and DALL-E 2 that can create wonderful, absurd and sometimes horrifying images using artificial intelligence have exploded in popularity, sparking debate over the nature of art.