How AI helped deliver cash aid to many of the poorest people in Togo
Mobile devices are becoming ubiquitous in Africa. Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about...
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mRNA vaccines, asteroid missions and collaborative robots: what to watch in science in 2022 – podcast
mRNA vaccines: not just for COVID. Cryptographer/ShutterstockFrom new mRNA vaccines to space missions and developments in robotic automation, in this...
‘Virtual influencers’ are here, but should Meta really be setting the ethical ground rules?
lilmiquela/InstagramEarlier this month, Meta announced it is working on a set of ethical guidelines for “virtual influencers” – animated, typically...
Two years into the pandemic, why is Australia still short of medicines?
Alex Bascuas/ShutterstockThis might be a familiar scene. You pop into your local pharmacy to fill a script and you’re told...
How to investigate when a robot causes an accident – and why it’s important that we do
Andrey_Popov/ShutterstockRobots are featuring more and more in our daily lives. They can be incredibly useful (bionic limbs, robotic lawnmowers, or...
How machines teach us to be more innovative
In today's competitive environment, innovation is indispensable, but it is not enough. Maxpixel, CC BYTechnology still cannot simulate human intelligence...
Algorithms can decide your marks, your work prospects and your financial security. How do you know they’re fair?
Algorithms are becoming commonplace. They can determine employment prospects, financial security and more. The use of algorithms can be controversial...
How AI is shaping the cybersecurity arms race
Defending against cyberattacks increasingly means looking for patterns in large amounts of data – a task AI was made for....
A new exhibition explores invisible data, from facial algorithms to satellite tracking as a return to Country
TopbunkReview: Invisibility, MOD museum, Adelaide Disinformation, algorithms, big data, care work, climate change, cultural knowledge: they can all be invisible....
Future of TV: we’re putting new personalised features into shows using an ethical version of AI
LightField Studios/Shutterstock“Look away now if you don’t want to know the score”, they say on the news before reporting the...
