Should Baathists have role in post-IS Iraq?
Iraqi security forces arrested Saddam Hussein’s cousin Nizar Hammoud Abdul Ghani, who was one of the Iraqi president’s personal guards, on Oct. 25 for his alleged involvement in the Islamic State’s attack on Kirkuk on Oct. 21. “Three of his brothers are also high-ranking officers in the [I…
The 4 Types of AI That Will Rule Our Future
The common, and recurring, view of the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence research is that sentient and intelligent machines are just on the horizon. Machines understand verbal commands, distinguish pictures, drive cars and play games better than we do. How much longer can it be before …