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Readers respond to Naomi Klein’s article that argued it is delusional to believe AI machines will benefit humanityNaomi Klein’s article about the dangers of generative AI makes many valid points about the economic and social consequences of the new technology (AI machines aren’t ‘hallucinating’. But their makers are, 8 May). But her choice of language about how to describe the mistakes that the new AI makes seems to suggest she is committed mainly to providing an id

Artificial intelligence mashups of Lord of the Rings, Pixar and Wes Anderson are amusing novelties, but how long before the robots are generating whole screenplays – and can we be sure they’re not already?When the robots finally conquer Earth, it seems one of the first things they will be coming for is your slightly scratched boxset of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. And why not? Who wouldn’t want to see Frodo and his gang reimagined by AI “film-makers&rd

From farming and education to healthcare and the military, artificial intelligence is poised to make sweeping changes to the workplace. But can it have a positive impact – or are we in for a darker future?In 1965, the political scientist and Nobel laureate Herbert Simon declared: “Machines will be capable, within 20 years, of doing any work a man can do.” Today, in what is increasingly referred to as the fourth industrial revolution, the arrival of artificial intelligence (AI)