Kyle Hiebert

2 weeks ago | cigionline.org | Jennifer Tang |Kyle Hiebert

In his 1956 novella, The Minority Report, American author Philip K. Dick describes a world where mutant psychics aid police to stop crimes before they occur. Seven decades later, “precrime prediction” is no longer entirely fictional thinking, as some law enforcement agencies are betting artificial intelligence (AI) can manifest Dick’s fantasy into reality. Police departments worldwide are already embracing AI-powered tools to advance the field of predictive policing.

3 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Kyle Hiebert

By: Kyle Hiebert Posted: 2:00 AM CDT Friday, May. 16, 2025 Armed conflicts and trade chaos have evidently displaced climate action from international attention. A reported decision by the U.K. government late last month, for example, would have previously triggered major backlash.

1 month ago | cigionline.org | Kyle Hiebert

Days after re-entering the White House, Donald Trump tore up Joe Biden’s directives on the US government’s oversight and use of artificial intelligence (AI). Trump has instead ordered America’s AI industry be fully unleashed. Enormous ripple effects on the technology’s development and its impacts will soon follow. And they may include reshaping the future of war. A fragmenting international order has spurred a new global arms race.

1 month ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Kyle Hiebert

By: Kyle Hiebert Posted: 2:00 AM CDT Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2025 The Arabian Peninsula has long been synonymous with one-dimensional petrostates. Not anymore. Gulf monarchies, enabled by global upheaval and good fortune, are busy diversifying their sources of wealth and power.

1 month ago | brandonsun.com | Kyle Hiebert

There are rumblings that Elon Musk — ever more a political liability — could exit the Trump administration soon. Indeed, his special government employee status already expires in late May. Yet even if he leaves, the tech tycoon will retain outsize influence over the White House. One reason: Musk’s company SpaceX is America’s biggest asset in the growing space race.