One form of regulating AI is watermarking its output – the equivalent of AI signing its work.
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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.
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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.
Chickens are vibrant communicators.
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Artificial intelligence can process large amounts of chicken vocalizations, identifying patterns in the birds’ communications.
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The tech elite’s obssession with upgrading humanity offers a grandiose narrative to distract from today’s more pressing challenges and injustices.
Some researchers predict social robots will become common in K-12 classrooms.
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Social robots can be useful tools to help students learn about programming, but here’s why they won’t be replacing classroom teachers anytime soon.
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Friction between the major powers means establishing an international body is a major challenge.
The data collectors see all.
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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.
Accents are one of the cherished hallmarks of cultural diversity.
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While AI now allows us to erase accents, is this really a good idea? Besides, who doesn’t have an accent?
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The lawsuit poses questions about how generative AI systems are developed.
Donald Trump is alleged to have told more than 30,000 lies during his four-year term as US president.
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Artificial intelligence is likely to make the ‘fake news’ problem worse. But it can also be used to help us counter misinformation.
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As far back as the dawn of the internet, scholars have discussed how AI might serve to replace (or supplement) human relationships.
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AI is tireless, knows more about the big companies than we do, and will relentlessly pursue our interests.
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AI tools are intended to expand access to the law, but they could open up new divides.
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AI will not become sentient and decide to kill us all. But our own conscious or unconscious beliefs about AI can potentially increase the likelihood of any outcome, including catastrophic ones.
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Take control and think critically about the information you consume.
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Prepping is fast becoming mainstream, but new government advice fails to address inequality, and could cause division between the haves and have-nots.
Many commercial fishing boats do not report their positions at sea or are not required to do so.
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A new study reveals that 75% of the world’s industrial fishing vessels are hidden from public view.
AI has arrived. How will it change society in the year ahead?
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Artificial intelligence is everywhere, and the tech industry is racing along to develop ever more powerful AIs. Three scholars look ahead to the next chapter in this technological revolution.
AI could take us beyond the concept of smart cities, telling us how and why things happen in urban settings.
Microsoft Copilot can summarise Teams meetings for you and even form arguments on your behalf based on those discussions.
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Microsoft Copilot can summarise meetings and even formulate arguments. But as good as that sounds, we shouldn’t blindly trust its accuracy.