Sci-fi nightmares of a robot apocalypse aside, autonomous weapons are a very real threat to humanity. An expert on the weapons explains how the emerging arms race could be humanity’s last.
Face scanning technologies are more everyday than we might think.
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Facial recognition technologies have become more popular through increasingly sophisticated devices and popular fads. Casual use of face scanning and analysis features has long-term social impacts.
The ethics of AI are constantly debated. But does anyone ask the AI?
The increasing use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in public decision making is raising critical issues around fairness and human rights.
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The increasing use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in public decision making is raising critical issues around fairness and human rights.
Between driverless cars, autonomous weapons and AI-powered medical diagnostic tools, it seems there will be no shortage of ethically-complex situations involving AI in the future.
“Alfie”, a moral choice machine, is pictured in front of an important question during a press conference in Germany.
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Individuals who experience suicidal thoughts can show signs of this in the language they use. We analysed more than 100 suicide notes to find these language patterns.
The pandemic has driven the rapid uptake of programs that use artificial intelligence to monitor students sitting exams remotely. New research highlights the need for caution in its use.
If a piece of writing was 49 per cent written by AI, with the remaining 51 per cent written by a human, is this original work?
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