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In the age of AI, elections will never be the same again
Parties will be able to target voters with ever greater precision and fake news could be supercharged.
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AI threatens to take the fun out of work
AI’s rise in the creative industries suggests it’s not physical drudgery that will be automated, but the knowledge work we…
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The revolution will not be brought to you by ChatGPT
Robots never took your job, and neither will chatbots.
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Most companies struggle to track their carbon emissions. Here’s what they can do about it
Many corporations still use spreadsheets to track their carbon footprint, making it difficult to abide by science-backed emissions targets.
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This is how GPT-4 will be regulated
Models like GPT-4 could pose a serious challenge to regulators. But US, UK and EU watchdogs' responses have been wildly…
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Stop with the movie remakes
A Harry Potter series, Star Wars TV, and live-action versions of Disney films: will it ever end?
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The government must move more quickly on AI regulation
We wouldn’t design new cars without road safety laws, so should we expect less for artificial intelligence?
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We are finally living in the age of AI. What took so long?
After a decade of hype, it looks like ChatGPT and GPT-4 are going to change society every bit as much…
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Who’s really making money from HustleGPT?
The stakes couldn’t be higher – AI will soon be the only business in town.
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Data on cloud will change the way you interact with the government
Deepak Shukla, from AWS, on how modern data and AI tech will benefit us all.
ChatGPT-4 will be ubiquitous – all the more reason for us to know how it works
Open AI’s tool could take over everything from law to dating, but without the system behind it being revealed.
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Only philosophy can beat AI
No computer can be programmed to question its own moral code.
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AI porn will never be sexy
Machine-generated erotica lacks a human touch.
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ChatGPT and the death of the author
AI-powered chatbots are not only exploiting human creativity but rapidly eroding it.
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Big Tech’s race for our data is on
The question is who we want to own the data, and how badly we want the AI that it feeds.
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Amazon’s worker surveillance “leads to extreme stress and anxiety”
Academics have warned MPs that the use of connected tech in the workplace needs to be better regulated.
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Carl Benedikt Frey: in an automated future, trade unions will be more important than ever
The economist says Britain is at a crucial turning point: use robots to boost productivity and jobs, or risk unrest.
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I am haunted by the fear of being usurped by an artificial intelligence program
With relentlessly miserable weather and inspiration running dry, the last thing I need is a digital doppelgänger.
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Doug Gurr: “We are potentially decades away from a mass extinction”
As Cop15 ends, the former Amazon boss turned director of the Natural History Museum wants to make nature count by…
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