Heat waves have a cost. Here’s why it’s important to quantify it
The health and economic impacts of heat are often invisible and silent. (Shutterstock)Among the extreme weather events we are now...
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Indigenous knowledges informing ‘machine learning’ could prevent stolen art and other culturally unsafe AI practices
Artificial intelligence (AI) relies on its creators for training, otherwise known as “machine learning.” Machine learning is the process by...
Machine learning can level the playing field against match fixing – helping regulators spot cheating
On the eve of the Rugby World Cup kicking off, there have already been whispers of teams spying on each...
AI-narrated audiobooks are here – and they raise some serious ethical questions
Dean Drobot/ShutterstockMeet Madison and Jackson, the AI narrators or “digital voices” soon to be reading some of the audiobooks on...
Is AI coming for our kids? Why the latest wave of pop-cultural tech anxiety should come as no surprise
IMDBAs artificial intelligence becomes mainstream, its infiltration into children’s lives is causing tremendous anxiety. The global panic around AI’s co-option...
Should AI be permitted in college classrooms? 4 scholars weigh in
Does AI enhance or cripple a person's analytical skills? Yevhen Lahunov/iStock via Getty Images PlusOne of the most intense discussions...
AI systems have learned how to deceive humans. What does that mean for our future?
ShutterstockArtificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton made headlines earlier this year when he raised concerns about the capabilities of AI systems....
Google turns 25: the search engine revolutionised how we access information, but will it survive AI?
Flickr/sergio m mahugo, Edited by The Conversation, CC BY-NC-SAToday marks an important milestone in the history of the internet: Google’s...
US military plans to unleash thousands of autonomous war robots over next two years
The United States military plans to start using thousands of autonomous weapons systems in the next two years in a...
AI is reshaping the workplace – but what does it mean for the health and well-being of workers?
We still don’t have a clear idea about how the widespread usage of artificial intelligence will impact worker health and...
