Forget dystopian scenarios – AI is pervasive today, and the risks are often hidden
The AI most likely to cause you harm is not some malevolent superintelligence, but the loan algorithm at your bank....
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AI makes Silicon Valley’s philosophy of ‘move fast and break things’ untenable
yhelfman / ShutterstockThe unofficial motto of Silicon Valley has long been “move fast and break things”. It relies on the...
Who is Sam Altman, OpenAI’s wunderkind ex-CEO – and why was he fired?
ShutterstockOn Friday, OpenAI’s high-flying chief executive Sam Altman was unexpectedly fired by the company’s board. Co-founder and chief technology officer...
Who is Sam Altman, OpenAI’s wunderkind ex-CEO – and why does it matter that he got sacked?
ShutterstockOn Friday, OpenAI’s high-flying chief executive Sam Altman was unexpectedly fired by the company’s board. Co-founder and chief technology officer...
AI is now accessible to everyone: 3 things parents should teach their kids
Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels, CC BY-SAIt is almost a year since ChatGPT burst onto the scene, fuelling great excitement as well as...
South African university students use AI to help them understand – not to avoid work
Students are not adopting digital and AI-powered tools uncritically. tzido/iStockWhen ChatGPT was released in November 2022, it sparked many conversations...
Big data play a huge role in US presidential elections. Do they have the same impact here?
A key reason Barack Obama won the 2012 US presidential election was his campaign’s use of “big data” to target...
Pluto: Netflix’s anime masterpiece explores how robots ‘feel’ when humans exploit them
There have been many TV shows and films inspired by the dual fear and excitement surrounding advances in artificial intelligence...
Long hours and low wages: the human labour powering AI’s development
Data labellers across the world are keeping AI on track, but struggling to make ends meet themselves. (Pexels/Google DeepMind)The Finnish...
AI is already being melded with robotics – one outcome could be powerful new weapons
USAF / Airman 1st Class Isaiah PedrazziniInterest in the incorporation of robots into security, policing and military operations has been...
