It seems we’re witnessing a deeply concerning development from the Russian State Duma, a move that feels like a chilling echo of past aggressions and a deeply unsettling precedent for the future. They’ve just passed a bill in its first reading that would essentially grant President Putin the power to send Russian troops into other countries under the guise of “protecting” Russian citizens. This isn’t just a legislative formality; it’s a carefully orchestrated maneuver, a “cognitive operation” as Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council’s Center for Countering Disinformation, eloquently puts it. This isn’t about genuine concern…

You know those days when your eyes feel scratchy, tired, and maybe a little pink? You might assume it’s just from staring at your computer too long, or maybe a bit of allergies acting up. But imagine if you Google those symptoms and an AI chatbot confidently tells you, “Ah, you might have bixonimania!” You’d probably raise an eyebrow, right? Well, that’s exactly the kind of situation a clever researcher named Almira Osmanovic Thunström, from the University of Gothenburg, set out to create. She didn’t invent a real illness; she invented “bixonimania” to see just how readily cutting-edge artificial intelligence…