Rather than threaten jobs, artificial intelligence should collaborate with human writers
Professional writers may be threatened by artificial intelligence's ability to generate text. (Shutterstock)In Sept. 2020, The Guardian published an opinion...
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Four ways your TV subscriptions could change because of the cost of living crisis
Streaming platforms are facing a tougher economic outlook sitthiphong / ShutterstockUK households are cancelling streaming service subscriptions, citing the need...
‘Like ocean rips’: CSIRO report identifies 7 ‘global megatrends’ shaping the 21st century
Around 3.7 million Australians have been unintentionally caught in an ocean rip. For the unprepared it can be a harrowing...
A robot breaks the finger of a 7-year-old: a lesson in the need for stronger regulation of artificial intelligence
ShutterstockDisturbing footage emerged this week of a chess-playing robot breaking the finger of a seven-year-old child during a tournament in...
Irony machine: why are AI researchers teaching computers to recognise irony?
shutterstock thinking robot What was your first reaction when you heard about Blake Lemoine, the Google engineer who announced last...
Cross-pollination among neuroscience, psychology and AI research yields a foundational understanding of thinking
If you want to build a true artificial mind, start with a model of human cognition. DrAfter123/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty...
Digital doubles: In the future, virtual versions of ourselves could predict our behaviour
The data we generate online and using apps could be used to inform a digital version of ourselves. (Shutterstock)A digital...
What do TikTok, Bunnings, eBay and Netflix have in common? They’re all hyper-collectors
ShutterstockYou walk into a shopping centre to buy some groceries. Without your knowledge, an electronic scan of your face is...
Push for AI innovation can create dangerous products
Companies develop AI to gain an advantage over their competition, but this results in flawed products entering the market. (Shutterstock)This...
There are 94 million craters on Mars. Scientists found the one this meteorite called home
NASAIn 2011, a small meteorite was found in the Sahara Desert. Designated Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 or “Black Beauty”, the...
