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The feasibility of mind uploading rests on three core assumptions. How plausible is each one, really?
Sam Altman was fired and then reinstated as CEO of OpenAI.
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The OpenAI sacking affair highlights ongoing debates over the safety and misuse of AI.
The drama surrounding OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, left − joined on stage here by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella − has overshadowed the first anniversary of the company’s ChatGPT.
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ChatGPT’s interface fueled the technology’s phenomenal rise to prominence. By being good at talking with us, it spoke to us.
Farming today is as much about data as hardware.
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AI is exciting and scary, but it’s also a very useful tool. Here’s how AI is helping farmers shore up their bottom lines, protect the environment and boost food security.
Plato, Seneca and Aristotle in an illustration from a medieval manuscript circa 1325.
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The sheer quantity of data these processes will make available has significant ramifications for scholarship.
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Australia could become one of the world’s strongest cyber nations – but the success of the new strategy will come down to the details.
The AI most likely to cause you harm is not some malevolent superintelligence, but the loan algorithm at your bank.
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The explosion of generative AI tools like ChatGPT and fears about where the technology might be headed distract from the many ways AI affects people every day – for better and worse.
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SAD is a debilitating condition affecting many people, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.
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AI is one of many reasons the tech company mantra should be reconsidered, says an expert.
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At the heart of Silicon Valley lies a powerful admiration for its ‘genius founders’ – but this comes at the cost of accountability.
The Biden administration set the amounts of federal funding each state will receive to expand access to broadband internet.
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Every state is poised to receive a large amount of federal money to expand broadband access, but they have a lot of work to do to meet the government’s requirements for distributing it.
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Many TikTok creators, including creators of pornography, use the platform to promote themselves and their explicit content on other platforms.
The restored image of Earthrise. A high quality black and white image was coloured using hues from the original colour photos.
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Borman’s professionalism helped the risky Apollo 8 mission become a success.
IBM’s quantum computer got President Joe Biden’s attention.
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Several companies have made quantum computers, but these early models have yet to demonstrate quantum advantage: the ability to outstrip ordinary supercomputers.
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AI may not have consciousness, but it exercises power in ways that affect our sense of who we are.
Are you sure you know what that emotionally jarring video clip really shows?
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When you view photos and video through the fog of war, first ask yourself: Do I really know what I’m looking at?
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A meta-analysis of 34 studies has explored how disordered screen use may impact the cognitive performance of individuals.
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The US military has been experimenting with AI-powered robots that are also equipped with weapons.
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There’s recognition that AI needs to be used responsibly.
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AI-generated faces are now readily available, and have been used in identity fraud, catfishing and cyber warfare.