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This week in artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence is either going to save humanity or finish it off, depending on who you speak to. Either way, every week there are new developments and breakthroughs. Here are some of the AI stories that have emerged in recent days.• The consumer champion Martin Lewis has urged the government to take action against AI-powered generative deepfakes after he found that scammers were using an artificially generated version of him to defraud consumers.

Backhug’s 26 mechanical fingers offer personalised joint care. How much can it do for me in six weeks?Imagine having a live-in masseur available to pummel away at your aching back at the end of each day; one who never gets tired, or suggests that maybe it is time for you to return the favour.Enter the Backhug: a robotic therapist equipped with 26 mechanical fingers to scan the unique curvature of your spine and press away stiffness in the joints of your back, neck and shoulders, with nothi

Politicians and tech firms need to be transparent now about the provenance and use of artificially generated campaign contentNext year will be a bumper year for democracy across the world, with general elections in India, Mexico and the EU parliament, as well as presidential elections from the US to Venezuela to Taiwan. With a UK general election also coming up no later than 28 January 2025, a significant proportion of the global population will go to the polls.But this tidal wave of political a

Artificial intelligence is already advancing at a worrying pace. What if we don’t slam on the brakes? Experts explain what keeps them up at nightFive ways AI could improve the worldArtificial intelligence has progressed so rapidly in recent months that leading researchers have signed an open letter urging an immediate pause in its development, plus stronger regulation, due to their fears that the technology could pose “profound risks to society and humanity”. But how, exactly,

Exclusive: Prof Stuart Russell says technology could result in ‘fewer teachers being employed – possibly even none’Recent advances in AI are likely to spell the end of the traditional school classroom, one of the world’s leading experts on AI has predicted.Prof Stuart Russell, a British computer scientist based at the University of California, Berkeley, said that personalised ChatGPT-style tutors have the potential to hugely enrich education and widen global access by del