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Smaller Brains? Fewer Friends? An Evolutionary Biologist Asks How AI Will Change Humanity’s Future
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhat will humans be like generations from now in a world transformed by artificial intelligence (AI)? Plenty of …
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The Unspoken Rule of Conversation That Explains Why AI Chatbots Feel So Human
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesEarlier this year, a Hong Kong finance worker was tricked into paying US$25 million to scammers who had …
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What Is AI Superintelligence? Could It Destroy Humanity? And Is It Really Almost Here?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn 2014, the British philosopher Nick Bostrom published a book about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) with …
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Deaths Linked to Chatbots Show We Must Urgently Revisit What Counts As ‘High-Risk’ AI
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesU.S. teenager Sewell Seltzer III took his own life after forming a deep emotional attachment to an artificial …
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Australia Has Led the Way Regulating Gene Technology for Over 20 Years. Here’s How It Should Apply That to AI
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesSince 2019, the Australian Department for Industry, Science, and Resources has been striving to make the nation a …
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AI Is a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry. It’s Underpinned by an Invisible and Exploited Workforce
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn dusty factories, cramped Internet cafés, and makeshift home offices around the world, millions of people sit at …
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Wondering What AI Actually Is? Here Are the 7 Things It Can Do for You
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesYou know we’ve reached peak interest in artificial intelligence (AI) when Oprah Winfrey hosts a television special about …
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Global Powers Are Grappling With ‘Responsible’ Use of Military AI. What Would That Look Like?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesSome 2,000 government officials and experts from around the world met for the REAIM (Responsible Artificial Intelligence in …
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Computer ‘Reconstructions’ of Faces From Ancient Times Are Popular. But How Reliable Are They?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhen we read about the lives of people from the ancient past, we naturally want to know what …