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The plant has been propagated worldwide, but every surviving specimen of Encephalartos woodii is a male clone – and without a female, natural reproduction is impossible.
Secret recordings raise questions about Justice Alito’s impartiality, but they also reveal the weak state of legal protections against the misuse of the microphones and cameras everyone carries.
We didn’t stop climbing mountains when chair lifts were invented. Similarly, there will always be something uniquely special and valuable about human music-making.
Technology could come to the rescue, protecting the integrity of elections.
Campaigns used deepfakes to connect with voters rather than deception, and AI also helped them break through language barriers.
An information scientist explains that while Google’s AI Overviews and other AI search tools may look enticing, you shouldn’t rely on them to fill all your search needs.
AI has learned the ins and outs of proteins. Gene editing gives scientists control of life’s molecular machinery. Together they could lead to a revolution in biotechnology.
Americans associate with each other more online than off these days. How people interact in digital communities could have a big impact on democracy.
Human culture has changed too fast for evolution to keep up.
Beijing’s cyber operations are largely conducted in the shadows. But a recent leak has shed light on how the state is working with private companies to target online activism.
We now have the technology and knowledge to carry out real-time dream experiments with sleeping participants.
How much “customer interaction uncertainty” does your business deal with? The answer should guide your thinking about AI.
AIs that can see and hear have captured the public imagination. A machine learning expert explains why the sense of smell has lagged behind – and why that could change.
China and the US dominate AI and tech in terms of spending and business, but Europe has one very clear advantage.
Police can reconstruct someone’s movements for days or weeks at a time, without any court oversight.
A data privacy expert explains how machine learning algorithms draw inferences and how that leads to privacy concerns.
Scarlett Johansson said one of the five voices used for OpenAI’s new product sounded very like her.
The law forcing TikTok to be sold or banned is meant to protect Americans from Chinese government influence and privacy intrusions. But does it undermine a bedrock American principle?
People participate in online communities to share experiences and sympathy. AI chatbots that join the conversation can only pretend to offer either.
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions, Arizona State University
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Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
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Associate Professor of Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder
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Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Director, Center for National Security Initiatives, and Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
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Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
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Visiting Professor of Law, University of Richmond
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Associate Professor, Informatics and Operations, Kingston University
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Assistant Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies, Boston University
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Research Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California
