Meta’s AI chatbot hates Mark Zuckerberg – but why is it less bothered about racism?
It was all quite predictable, really. Meta, Facebook’s parent company, released the latest version of its groundbreaking AI chatbot in...
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Drone superhighways and airports are coming – let’s make sure they don’t make life miserable
The future of our cities is being redrawn Alex Yuzhakov/ShutterstockWithin just two years, the UK could be home to the...
‘Digilantism,’ ‘hackbacks’ and mutual aid are used by online activists to fight trolls
The Black Lives Matter movement began as a hashtag started by Black women in the United States, and grew into...
Nearly 70% of Premier League footballers are abused on Twitter – we used an AI to sift through millions of tweets
As the new Premier League football season gets underway, a few things are certain. There will be goals, drama and...
Epilepsy: how an AI algorithm detects related brain abnormalities – new research
Up to a third of epilepsy cases are drug-resistant. ShutterstockAround 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. While anti-seizure medications are...
Thousands more species at risk of extinction than currently recorded, suggests new study
Amphibian species are particularly at risk. elementals / shutterstockNew research suggests the extinction crisis may be even worse than we...
South Africa needs stronger security in place to stop the sabotage of its power supply
EFE-EPA/Kim LudbrookSouth African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently outlined plans to solve the country’s devastating electricity supply crisis. But he didn’t...
Subsidies for African farmers: we’ve designed a tool to guide spending decisions
Algorithm can help farmers and governments make smart farming decisions. Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images. from www,gettyimages.comOne of...
As tech giants face a financial downturn, some new players are focusing on people over profit
Emerging technology business models aim to empower consumers Harbucks / ShutterstockThe tech industry has been rocked by recent economic woes....
James Lovelock: the scientist-inventor who transformed our view of life on Earth
James Lovelock, the maverick scientist and inventor, died surrounded by his family on July 27 2022 – his 103rd birthday....
