Striking workers picket outside of Warner Bros. Studios on the second day of the Hollywood writers strike on May 3, 2023, in Burbank, Calif.
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The writers strike lays bare all the ills of working on one of the lowest rungs of the entertainment industry.
Catching a ride for free?
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As a society, everyone is motivated to regulate AI development. For individual companies, though, the opposite is true.
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The number of students studying languages in UK universities has plummeted in recent years but some creative thinking may help to reverse that trend.
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Dubbed the ‘godfather of AI’, Hinton’s early work helped pioneer many of the methods underlying the AI systems we see today.
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AI algorithms reinforce existing biases. Before they are introduced as routine tools in clinical care, we must establish ethical guidelines to reduce the risk of harm.
The sky is big and full of information that AI tools can help astronomers unlock.
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Artificial intelligence tools are making waves in almost every aspect of life, and astronomy is no different. An astronomer explains the history and future of AI in understanding the universe.
Generative AI thrives on exploiting people’s reflexive assumptions of authenticity by producing material that looks like ‘the real thing.’
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If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, people now need to pause and wonder whether it actually hatched from an egg.
AI characters can ask kids a question and then customize a response to each child’s unique answer.
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Children learn more science when they watch an AI-powered cartoon character than with a regular Mickey Mouse or Dora the Explorer, a new study finds.
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AI is going to fundamentally transform how nations wage far. By failing to address it, the defence review leaves Australia unprepared for the future of war.
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Robots and AI could transform our lives, so we must decide how we want to use them.
Who’s in control?
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AI is poised to reshape parts of US culture and society. Have tech developments raced ahead of our ability to understand the consequences?
Boosting AI transparency and accountability.
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Transparency and accountability must be a priority to prevent discrimination.
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Three things a doctor learned about ChatGPT when testing it on its ability to diagnose disease.
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Here’s why economists aren’t sure about humanity’s place in an automated future.
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if a machine can ascribe intent to the events and experiences befalling it, this raises the question of identity and what it means to be aware of oneself and others
Napoleon could have learned from the past.
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We can now store information outside of our brains, and use computers to retrieve it. That ought to make learning and remembering easy, right?
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There’s a lot of overlap in AI-related concepts. Understanding how they are different from each other, and how they relate, is important.
Tech support for investors.
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AI tools could help you to learn more about investing in shares and other financial markets – but it’s not a perfect solution.
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Collections of self-organising nanowires behave a lot like the neurons and synapses in our brains, with startling results.
AI may make spam more pervasive than ever.
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Artificial intelligence is escalating the battle between spam senders and spam blockers. Recent advances could mean more convincing pitches to get you to click, buy and give up personal information.