Data labellers across the world are keeping AI on track, but struggling to make ends meet themselves.
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Tech firms are relying on low-wage workers to power their AI models. That raises serious ethical questions about how the technology is being developed.
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The US military has been experimenting with AI-powered robots that are also equipped with weapons.
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The chatbot has been released to a small group of testers and some of X’s Premium+ subscribers – many of them have shared their initial thoughts.
News media companies are starting to use AI tools, but not all of them are making it clear to the public.
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Media companies should set up guidelines for how they are using AI.
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AI-generated faces are now readily available, and have been used in identity fraud, catfishing and cyber warfare.
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There are clear potential time saving benefits. But how these tools might affect the teaching profession more broadly needs to be considered.
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How can the world regulate AI? Europe’s comprehensive approach, China’s tightly targeted laws, and America’s dramatic executive order hint at three ways forward.
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When it comes to training high-performing AI models, the quality of the data is just as important as the quantity.
Can you tell which faces are real and which are synthetic? Answers are at the bottom of the article.
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Scientists measured the brain activity of people trying to discern real from synthetic faces.
The summit was held under the guise of discussing AI safety.
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The summit brought together key players behind the development of AI, but more needs to be done.
A voter marks a ballot during Kentucky’s primary elections in May 2023.
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Political scientists have begun to investigate ways AI can help people understand politics better and get more voices into the public sphere.
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The Guardian has accused Microsoft of reputational damage, after it displayed one of its articles alongside an inappropriate AI-generated poll.
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This new last Beatles song, enabled in part by AI, demonstrates the importance of the profound and lasting connections between the four musicians.
Vice President Kamala Harris held a meeting with civil rights leaders and consumer protection experts about the societal impact of AI on July 12, 2023.
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If safety is the heart of the Biden administration’s executive order on AI, then civil rights is its soul.
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It’s likely developing countries will be hit the hardest as AI become more common and more affordable.
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Chatbots are proving to be productive and useful but they can be unreliable and make mistakes.
The Biden administration rolled out an executive order on AI that contains a mix of rules, guidelines and priorities.
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In the absence of comprehensive AI regulation from Congress, the executive branch is building on its previous efforts to address AI harms.
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Governments have the ability to challenge misuse of the technology, but don’t have a great track record.
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A tangle of silver nanowires may pave the way to low-energy real-time machine learning.
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President Joe Biden has issued an executive order to regulate AI. The directives could help avoid AI doom – but they miss some key points.