With so many artificial intelligence (AI) products on offer now, it’s increasingly tempting to offload difficult thinking tasks …
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How China Is Betting Cheap AI Will Get the World Hooked on Its Tech
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesArtificial intelligence (AI) is at a very Chinese time in its life. Recent moves from Chinese AI labs …
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Woolworths’ AI Agent Rambled About Its ‘Mother.’ It’s a Sign of Deeper Problems With the Tech Rollout
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesRecently, some Australian shoppers got more than they bargained for when they chatted with Woolworths’ artificial intelligence (AI) …
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Why Comparisons Between AI and Human Intelligence Miss the Point
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesClaims that artificial intelligence (AI) is on the verge of surpassing human intelligence have become commonplace. According to …
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AI Is Failing ‘Humanity’s Last Exam.’ So What Does That Mean for Machine Intelligence?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesHow do you translate ancient Palmyrene script from a Roman tombstone? How many paired tendons are supported by …
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Australia’s National AI Plan Has Just Been Released. Who Exactly Will Benefit?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe Albanese Labor government has released the long-awaited National AI Plan, “a whole-of-government framework that ensures technology works …
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The ‘Doorman Fallacy’: Why Careless Adoption of AI Backfires So Easily
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesArtificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming commonplace, despite statistics showing that only approximately 7% to 13% (depending on …
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Science Unmasked
Are Animals and AI Conscious? We’ve Devised New Theories for How to Test This
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesYou might think a honey bee foraging in your garden and a browser window running ChatGPT have nothing …
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‘Supervised’ Self-Driving Cars Are Here — and Australia’s Laws Aren’t Ready. Here Are 3 Ways to Fix Them
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn September, U.S. electric car maker Tesla rolled out a semi-autonomous driving feature it describes as “the future …
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I have worked in AI for more than three decades, including with pioneers such as John McCarthy, who …