• AI could cause ‘social ruptures’ between people who disagree on its sentience

    AI could cause ‘social ruptures’ between people who disagree on its sentience
    Leading philosopher says issue is ‘no longer one for sci-fi’ as dawn of AI consciousness is predicted for 2035Significant “social ruptures” between people who think artificial intelligence systems are conscious and those who insist the technology feels nothing are looming, a leading philosopher has said.The comments, from Jonathan Birch, a professor of philosophy at the London School of Economics, come as governments prepare to gather this week in San Francisco to acceler
  • ‘Have your bot speak to my bot’: can AI productivity apps turbocharge my life?

    ‘Have your bot speak to my bot’: can AI productivity apps turbocharge my life?
    I tried out organisational software to help streamline my work and build a ‘second brain’. I never knew there were so many different ways to take notes…Steven Johnson has a reputation as a research software nerd. The author of 13 nonfiction books, he’s constantly looking for digital tools to streamline his creative process. So when large language models – which power text-generating AI tools such as ChatGPT – started getting attention, he was most interested