Artificial Intelligence news

With the right government policies and lifelong learning, we can learn to work alongside AIThe staggering recent progress in artificial intelligence (AI) has left many fearing for their jobs. The ominous drumbeats grew louder earlier this month when Geoffrey Hinton, the godfather of AI, resigned from Google and expressed his concerns about the potential of the technology to upend the job market, just as IBM put the brakes on nearly 7,800 jobs that could be replaced by AI and automation over time

No AI is going to turn out unique lyrics such as ‘Did you hear my covert narcissism I disguise as altruism’, says Neil BabbageThere’s a lot of noise from musicians about the threat of artificial intelligence, and Neil Tennant presents a useful counterpoint (AI songwriting is not a sin, says Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys, 16 May).AI is a threat to musicians, but principally to the “factory” approach of turning out endless derivative pop. AI can, of course, generate y

Bodyguard filters out abusive comments on social media‘We will not accept any violence’ says Roland Garros directorFrench Open organisers are to offer players at the tournament artificial intelligence-protection from social media abuse.In the first initiative of its kind, the French Tennis Federation is using AI technology Bodyguard, which aims to filter out abusive comments on social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Bodyguard can moderate comments in real time &nd

The Ethiopian-born computer scientist lost her job after pointing out the inequalities built into AI. But after decades working with technology companies, she knows all too much about discrimination‘It feels like a gold rush,” says Timnit Gebru. “In fact, it is a gold rush. And a lot of the people who are making money are not the people actually in the midst of it. But it’s humans who decide whether all this should be done or not. We should remember that we have the agenc