Society
2026
China Bets on Efficiency, Japan on Command, Korea: ₩800T
Seoul's new megaprojects buy AI's body—chips, robots, data centers—while the intelligence meant to run it is left unclaimed.
SocietyThe Coupang Leak Meant Spam. This One Meant Lives
A hack of the UN World Food Programme exposed the names and home locations of 600,000 Gaza households living in a war zone.
SocietyFortune-Telling Chatbots and Korea's Claim to AI's Top 3
The world's most AI-enthusiastic public still faces a 40% model gap — and enthusiasm alone won't close it.
SocietyThe World's Strongest AI Went Dark 3 Days After Launch
In 1999 the US called a computer a weapon; in 2026 it pulled the plug on an AI model — and sovereignty went from slogan to survival.
SocietyHistory Repeats? The 📠 Office Automation Era of 1979
Workers feel 3x faster while executives measure 1.8% — the exact gap that opened when word processors first hit the office.
SocietyKorea Walks the Path Apple and the EU Abandoned
From July 1, every image uploaded to Korean communities gets AI-scanned — at operators' full expense, with no government subsidy.
SocietyWhat Teens Actually Talk About With AI Chatbots
The headlines scream danger, but kids turned to chatbots because we left them alone first