Debate: How to stop our cities from being turned into AI jungles
In the City of London, security cameras can even be found in cemeteries. In 2021 the mayor's office launched an...
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Avoiding a surveillance society: how better rules can rein in facial recognition tech
JR Korpa / UnsplashThe human face is special. It is simultaneously public and personal. Our faces reveal sensitive information about...
Lizard in your luggage? We’re using artificial intelligence to detect wildlife trafficking
A scanned lace monitor lizard (_Varanus varius_) image produced by using new technology. Rapiscan Systems, Author providedBlue-tongue lizards and sulphur-crested...
Governments’ use of automated decision-making systems reflects systemic issues of injustice and inequality
Software and technology can process large amounts of data instantaneously, making them highly attractive for government use. (Shutterstock)In 2019, former...
Governments’ use of automated decision-making systems reflect systemic issues of injustice and inequality
Software and technology can process large amounts of data instantaneously, making them highly attractive for government use. (Shutterstock)In 2019, former...
Climate change is making rain difficult to predict – we trained an AI to help tropical countries adapt
Muhammad Qadri Anwar/ShutterstockWhile rivers and reservoirs run dangerously low in Europe, there is catastrophic flooding in Pakistan and the US....
Deepfake audio has a tell – researchers use fluid dynamics to spot artificial imposter voices
With deepfake audio, that familiar voice on the other end of the line might not even be human let alone...
AI art is everywhere right now. Even experts don’t know what it will mean
'Théâtre D’opéra Spatial' Jason Allen / MidjourneyAn art prize at the Colorado State Fair was awarded last month to a...
Does raising the minimum wage kill jobs? Economists have been trying to answer this question for a century – and finally starting to gather data
The fight over the minimum wage continues. AP Photo/John RaouxCalifornia’s new fast food law is expected to lead to a...
Why household robot servants are a lot harder to build than robotic vacuums and automated warehouse workers
Who wouldn’t want a robot to handle all the household drudgery? Skathi/iStock via Getty ImagesWith recent advances in artificial intelligence...
