The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)’s first parliamentary elections, scheduled for September 14 after years of postponement, will complete one of the central political commitments under the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB): the transition from an appointed government to an elected one. This milestone, however, will not mark the end of the…
Chinese artificial intelligence company MiniMax has expanded its push into AI-assisted filmmaking with the launch of MiniMax Hub, an all-in-one creative platform powered by its Hailuo AI models. Introduced during the 2026 Shanghai International Film Festival, the platform brings together AI-generated images, video, audio, and editing tools within a single workspace, allowing users to move…
Singapore’s data professionals are proving to be among the most cautious in the world when it comes to letting artificial intelligence (AI) operate unsupervised. According to a new global study, 61 per cent of the city-state’s data analysts prefer a human-in-the-loop approach to AI, the highest share recorded across all regions surveyed. Also Read: AI…
In the previous Armed Madhouse article, I argued that War Power has evolved into a self-reinforcing institutional ecosystem whose incentives increasingly favor preparations and actions carrying unacceptable risks of catastrophic armed conflict escalation. That assessment naturally raises a more important question. If War Power is becoming progressively less capable of performing the historical function for…
