Humanoid robots tend to be white or resemble white people. Here’s why this is a problem and what social scientists, designers and engineers can do about it.
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Your data privacy is under threat from hackers, data brokers and big tech. Here’s what you can do about it. Step 1 is to get your colleagues, friends and family on board.
Two forms of the same boron nitride molecules couldn’t look and act more different – but combining them could lead to applications that have the best of both worlds.
Deepfake technology is widely available, and a pivotal election year lies ahead. The fake Biden robocall is likely to be just the latest of a series of AI-enhanced disinformation campaigns.
A new study consulted futurists for their predictions about technological evolution.
How should Southeast Asian countries manage algorithmic biases that often unfairly affect minority ethnic groups and women?
When most of us left school there were still 9 planets – but we’ve come a long way since Pluto’s demotion. Here’s what’s next on the space agenda.
Japan is one of several countries that weren’t part of the space race of the 1950s and 1960s looking toward the Moon. They’ve now become the 5th country to have landed on its surface.
Apple’s phenomenal success and the field of user experience design can be traced back to the launch of the Macintosh personal computer.
Human behaviour is often irrational if viewed through the lens of “classical” physics and probability theory.
There are many ideas about how to regulate AI, but not all of them are technologically feasible, and some of those that are won’t fly economically.
The Australian government has finally released a response to last year’s public consultation on the safe and responsible use of AI. Here’s what it entails.
The tech elite’s obssession with upgrading humanity offers a grandiose narrative to distract from today’s more pressing challenges and injustices.
Friction between the major powers means establishing an international body is a major challenge.
It’s no surprise that corporations harvest vast amounts of data about people, but documents in an FTC lawsuit detail the stunning amount that data brokers know about you and everyone else.
While AI now allows us to erase accents, is this really a good idea? Besides, who doesn’t have an accent?
The lawsuit poses questions about how generative AI systems are developed.
If history had taken another path, bar codes would look dramatically different today.
For many families, there is a daily battle around getting kids off their screens and back into real life.
Electronic sports, or esports, is a practice that is often looked down upon. But it is a growing global phenomenon played on an incredible scale.
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