To understand AI’s problems look at the shortcuts taken to create it
shutterstock A machine can only “do whatever we know how to order it to perform,” wrote the 19th-century computing pioneer...
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Here’s how a new AI tool may predict early signs of Parkinson’s disease
AP Photo/George Walker IVIn 1991, the world was shocked to learn actor Michael J. Fox had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s...
I unintentionally created a biased AI algorithm 25 years ago – tech companies are still making the same mistake
Facial recognition software misidentifies Black women more than other people. JLco - Ana Suanes/iStock via Getty ImagesIn 1998, I unintentionally...
The exploitation of Hollywood’s writers is just another symptom of digital feudalism
Striking workers picket outside of Warner Bros. Studios on the second day of the Hollywood writers strike on May 3,...
AI exemplifies the ‘free rider’ problem – here’s why that points to regulation
Catching a ride for free? Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty ImagesOn March 22, 2023, thousands of researchers and tech leaders –...
UK students are abandoning language learning, so we’re looking for a more creative approach
Maxx-Studio/ShutterstockThere is a storm brewing for modern language education in the UK. The uptake in higher education has more than...
Could using open-source information online get you arrested for foreign interference?
ShutterstockTwo weeks ago, 55-year-old Sydney businessman Alexander Csergo was arrested on charges of “recklessly” engaging in foreign interference. Csergo’s case...
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says AI is a new form of intelligence unlike our own. Have we been getting it wrong this whole time?
ShutterstockDebates about AI often characterise it as a technology that has come to compete with human intelligence. Indeed, one of...
AI has potential to revolutionise health care – but we must first confront the risk of algorithmic bias
Getty ImagesArtificial Intelligence (AI) is moving fast and will become an important support tool in clinical care. Research suggests AI...
AI is helping astronomers make new discoveries and learn about the universe faster than ever before
The sky is big and full of information that AI tools can help astronomers unlock. Yuga Kurita/Moment via Getty ImagesThe...
