• Here Are the Top AI Stories You Missed This Week

    Here Are the Top AI Stories You Missed This Week
    If you’re behind on what’s happening with the robot uprising, have no fear. Here’s a quick look at some of the weirdest and wildest artificial intelligence news from the past week. Also, don’t forget to check out ourweekly AI write-up, which will go into more detail on this same topic. Read more...
  • A tsunami of AI misinformation will shape next year’s knife-edge elections | John Naughton

    A tsunami of AI misinformation will shape next year’s knife-edge elections | John Naughton
    If you thought social media had a hand in getting Trump elected, watch what happens when you throw AI into the mixIt looks like 2024 will be a pivotal year for democracy. There are elections taking place all over the free world – in South Africa, Ghana, Tunisia, Mexico, India, Austria, Belgium, Lithuania, Moldova and Slovakia, to name just a few. And of course there’s also the UK and the US. Of these, the last may be the most pivotal because: Donald Trump is a racing certainty to be
  • AI could have bigger impact on UK than Industrial Revolution, says Dowden

    AI could have bigger impact on UK than Industrial Revolution, says Dowden
    Deputy PM says technology may aid faster government decisions – but warns of massive hacking risksArtificial intelligence could have a more significant impact on Britain than the Industrial Revolution, the deputy prime minister has said, but warned it could be used by hackers to access sensitive information from the government.Oliver Dowden said AI could speed up productivity and perform boring aspects of jobs. Continue reading...
  • AI This Week: Zoom's Big TOS Disaster

    AI This Week: Zoom's Big TOS Disaster
    Hello! We are officially launching a THING. It’s going to be a weekly roundup about what’s happening in artificial intelligence and how it affects you. Read more...
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  • AI watch: from architects’ assistants to writers’ rivals

    AI watch: from architects’ assistants to writers’ rivals
    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 just some of the AI stories that have emerged in recent days:“Just accept the tech, architects!” Oliver Wainwright, our architecture and design critic, looks at whether AI will wipe out architects. Teaser: it can quickly show you what mosques in Abu Dhabi could look l
  • ‘There’s no such thing as a neutral algorithm’: the existential AI exhibition confronting Sydney

    ‘There’s no such thing as a neutral algorithm’: the existential AI exhibition confronting Sydney
    Artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s Atmospheric Memory allows visitors to interact with generative tech – and become part of the show in unexpected waysGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhen Y2K seemed like the world’s most pressing technological concern, the Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer was using a dictionary and a set of grammatical rules to teach a computer how to write questions. The program he built can make enquiries in Spanish, English, German and Fren