ChatGPT: our study shows AI can produce academic papers good enough for journals – just as some ban it
shutterstock Some of the world’s biggest academic journal publishers have banned or curbed their authors from using the advanced chatbot,...
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Deep Fake Neighbour Wars: ITV’s comedy shows how AI can transform popular culture
ITVX’s Deep Fake Neighbour Wars is the breakthrough in television’s use of artificial intelligence that experts in the cultural use...
Artificial intelligence in South Africa comes with special dilemmas – plus the usual risks
3rdtimeluckystudio/ShutterstockWhen people think about artificial intelligence (AI), they may have visions of the future. But AI is already here. At...
Ukraine has a mixed record of treating its citizens fairly – that could make it harder for it to maintain peace, once the war ends
Ukraine has a mixed human rights record over the past several decades, new data shows. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty ImagesSince...
Philosophers have studied ‘counterfactuals’ for decades. Will they help us unlock the mysteries of AI?
Counterfactuals are claims about what would happen, were something to occur in a different way. For instance, we can ask...
It’ll take 150 years to map Africa’s biodiversity at the current rate. We can’t protect what we don’t know
Niassa Special Reserve in Northern Mozambique's is just one of the continent's under-mapped biodiversity areas. Harith Omar Morgadinho FarooqThe African...
ChatGPT: Why education should embrace the AI chatbot, not shun it
shutterstock Just under two months ago, the US artificial intelligence company OpenAI introduced a program called ChatGPT. Essentially an advanced...
ChatGPT: Chatbots can help us rediscover the rich history of dialogue
An AI-generated image of two philosophers in dialogue. Today’s AI-driven chatbots follow a rich history of dialogue that goes back...
How we cracked the mystery of Australia’s prehistoric giant eggs
The giant bird Genyornis went extinct in Australia around 50,000 years ago. Gifford Miller, Author providedIt’s a long-running Australian detective...
Deepfakes: faces created by AI now look more real than genuine photos
Even if you think you are good at analysing faces, research shows many people cannot reliably distinguish between photos of...
