I’m a computer scientist and a bad Christmas shopper. Over the weekend, I wondered whether AI systems might …
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Tech Companies Claim AI Can Recognize Human Emotions. But the Science Doesn’t Stack Up
by Troy OakesCan artificial intelligence (AI) tell whether you’re happy, sad, angry, or frustrated? According to technology companies that offer …
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A new machine-learning weather prediction model called GenCast can outperform the best traditional forecasting systems in at least …
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Chatbots Won’t Help Anyone Make Weapons of Mass Destruction. But Other AI Systems Just Might
by Troy OakesOver the past two years, we have seen much written about the “promise and peril” of artificial intelligence …
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Australian Police Are Trialling AI to Analyse Body-Worn Camera Footage, Despite Overseas Failures and Expert Criticism
by Troy OakesPolice departments around the world are increasingly using body-worn cameras in an attempt to improve public trust and …
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Smaller Brains? Fewer Friends? An Evolutionary Biologist Asks How AI Will Change Humanity’s Future
by 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 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 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 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 OakesSince 2019, the Australian Department for Industry, Science, and Resources has been striving to make the nation a …