• Do AI makers only dream of ‘female’ robots? | Letter

    Do AI makers only dream of ‘female’ robots? | Letter
    Developers should grasp the opportunity to address misogyny in society rather than entrench it, says Liz JacksonYour article (Never underestimate a droid: robots gather at AI for Good summit in Geneva, 6 July) begins by listing four of the robot delegates that are attending the AI for Good summit – all four are “feminised robots” – and I remembered the thought I had when I saw Ai-Da perform poetry at the Ashmolean in Oxford in 2021: why does a robot need boobs?Robotics an
  • Instead of banning AI, schools should use it to enhance learning | Letters

    Instead of banning AI, schools should use it to enhance learning | Letters
    I am 13, so I know first-hand the efforts to combat ChatGPT, and the enormous potential of such technologies, writes Amedeo Bettauer I found Joe Marshall’s article on the efforts to detect AI-generated content compelling in its storytelling, but thought there was one perspective not highlighted (As AI cheating booms, so does the industry detecting it: ‘We couldn’t keep up with demand’, 5 July).I am 13, so I know first-hand the efforts of schools to combat ChatGPT, and the
  • BT begins search for new CEO to lead cost-cutting programme

    BT begins search for new CEO to lead cost-cutting programme
    Successor sought for Philip Jansen, who announced plan to axe up to 55,000 jobs, as BT’s share price fallsBT has started the search for a successor to its chief executive, Philip Jansen, as the telecoms company prepares for a major cost-cutting programme.The FTSE 100 company has hired headhunting firm Spencer Stuart to look for a new chief executive to take over from Jansen. Continue reading...
  • Apocalypse not now? AI’s benefits may yet outweigh its very real dangers

    Apocalypse not now? AI’s benefits may yet outweigh its very real dangers
    A new Cambridge University institute will try to harness the good and anticipate the bad effects of artificial intelligenceStephen Cave has considerable experience of well-intentioned actions that have unhappy consequences. A former senior diplomat in the foreign office during the New Labour era, he was involved in treaty negotiations which later – and unexpectedly – unravelled to trigger several international events that included Brexit. “I know the impact of well-meant global
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  • ChatGPT ban in Australia’s public schools likely to be overturned

    ChatGPT ban in Australia’s public schools likely to be overturned
    Government reveals a draft framework has been formulated for how ChatGPT rollout will work in schoolsThe ban on public school students using artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT may be reversed next year, the federal education minister says, but students will probably face changes in how they are tested and graded.On Sunday, federal education minister Jason Clare said state and territory ministers have agreed on a draft framework for teachers on how the technology should be used in scho