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This past week, Iranian protesters were labelled \u201cterrorists\u201d and \u201csaboteurs\u201d by the state. That rhetoric was accompanied by an internet blackout and a surge in violence, with the death toll still unclear. Simultaneously, tensions between the United States and Iran escalated, raising the stakes in what has become one of the most serious political upheavals in the country in years.<\/p>\n
Contributors: In the US, the shooting \u2013 in public \u2013 of a woman two weeks ago by immigration officers has spiralled into a case of outright lying that is remarkable even by the standards of the Trump administration. Ryan Kohls reports on how official accounts, allied media and even AI-generated spokespeople were deployed to defend the shooting.<\/p>\n Artificial intelligence is routinely framed as unstoppable \u2013 a technology the world must adapt to, not question. But as companies invest hundreds of billions and the hype accelerates, scrutiny has fallen away. Cory Doctorow on who controls the story around AI and why past tech \u201crevolutions\u201d offer a warning.<\/p>\n Featuring: Published On 17 Jan 2026<\/span>17 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/strong>Tohid Asadi \u2013 Correspondent, Al Jazeera English
Narges Bajoghli \u2013 Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Roxane Farmanfarmaian \u2013 Lecturer, University Of Cambridge
Farzan Sabet \u2013 Managing Researcher, Global Governance Centre<\/p>\nOn our radar<\/h2>\n
Cory Doctorow: The AI hype machine<\/h2>\n
<\/strong>Cory Doctorow \u2013 Author and activist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n