Peter Hablinski

Although the world is far from Skynet and robots rivaling the human mind, artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to reach new heights in 2024. With the normalization of photo processing, many companies have an eye on video production and entirely new applications. As companies like Apple join the fray, the AI industry is booming. Unsurprisingly, the rapid progress is cause for concern as the United States, India, Mexico, and other democracies prepare for their 2024 elections. Moreover, policy motions only add to the unpredictability of AI’s future. Eve...

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered one of the most volatile economic recessions the United States has seen. Millions of Americans most proximately felt the impacts of increased inflation, higher food insecurity, and pricier bills for rent, groceries, emergencies, and other critical expenses. The “Great Resignation” trend of voluntary unemployment due to untenable costs of living and stagnant wage adjustment to Pandemic-era circumstances magnified a larger societal problem that has been deep-rooted in the American labor system for decades: low minimum wages....