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Unlike the risks from AI’s capabilities, the economic risks from new technologies are knowable and can be mitigated
As AI tools for image and video generation become more widely available, this will have impacts on the production of pornography.
Integrating a rational tool into an irrational environment does not always produce the expected results.
AI needs careful monitoring and the right policies to ensure it can benefit the fight against climate change.
Businesses are increasingly promoting themselves as AI-savvy to attract investment. But as two large US firms discovered, it doesn’t pay to make claims that can’t be backed up.
Australian literature is a rich and largely untapped source of information about how Australians think about AI.
New AI tech could identify Asian hornets and help scientists eradicate invading colonies.
Food fraud costs billions globally. But blockchain and machine learning offer hope for a more transparent and safer food system.
Your phone can’t take a perfectly clear picture of a solar eclipse like a professional camera can, but there are lots of other creative directions you can take to capture the rare moment.
The applications of artificial intelligence in mental health care are growing. To employ them ethically, we need to reconsider human-AI relations.
Conservation of biodiversity is in the hands of humans but artificial intelligence can help guide decisions.
What mathematicians call ‘disordered collections’ can help engineers explore real-world worst-case scenarios. The simple card game Set illustrates how to predict internet and electrical grid failures.
Dating apps provide a valuable social service. The industry should be regulated to protect consumers, increase competition and address fraud.
With the right prompts, AI users can mimic copyrighted works. There’s no easy technical or legal fix.
As New Zealand readies itself for AI-assisted medical treatment targeted to individuals, officials need to ensure the benefits outweigh the risks.
Artificial intelligence promises revolutionary solutions to global challenges, but the water costs to produce and power AI hardware and infrastructure may exceed the benefits.
Artificial Intelligence’s capacity to mimic and identify emotions is worlds away from the human one to feel.
People have been battling tuberculosis for thousands of years, and drug-resistant strains are on the rise. Analyzing large datasets with AI can help humanity gain a crucial edge over the disease.
A new AI system may improve soccer tactics in 90% of corner kicks – but is it ready for the big leagues?
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Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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PhD in machine ethics, University of Canterbury
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Assistant Professor of Integrative Biology & Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Assistant Professor, Psychology, Concordia University
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Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Art & AI Lab, Rutgers University
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Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
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James Martin Research Fellow, Future of Humanity Institute & Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
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Research Fellow in AI Accountability, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University of Bath
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Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Director of the Sheffield Robotics Institute, University of Sheffield
