Observer

For the ultra-wealthy, digital privacy has become a purchasable commodity. Corporations and high-net-worth individuals are increasingly hiring data-removal services to systematically erase their personally identifiable information from search engines, data brokers and the dark web.

For years, ambitious students eager to make their mark in Silicon Valley pursued degrees such as computer science, software engineering and data analytics—formerly dependable pathways that, in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), have turned precarious. In an unexpected turn, however, at least one degree is now translating into high-profile jobs across the industry: philosophy. As leading AI firms race to cement their dominance, they are also grappling with the complexities of developing and releasing powerful systems with opaque inner workings.

[Commentary]  Democrats are missing the boat in demonstrating to millennials that they will fight for an issue that matters to them. The tech-savvy generation, more than others, understands what the end of net neutrality means—and they don’t like it at all. If Democrats had been louder on this issue, they would have shown that the party cares about what’s important to young people.

[Cliston Brown is a communications executive and political analyst in the San Francisco Bay Area]