The work of diplomats on the ground in foreign countries can be made easier with artificial intelligence. But the diplomats themselves cannot be replaced.
BY MAHVASH SIDDIQUI
The Mosul Dam in Iraq, the fourth-largest dam in the Middle East, circa 2017.
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
When the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) seized Iraq’s Mosul Dam in 2014, the consequences could have been catastrophic. Analysts warned that a structural collapse might unleash a flood wave capable of costing millions of lives downstream. At that moment, as the sole…
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