Clanker! This slur against robots is all over the internet – but is it offensive? | Artificial intelligence (AI)
Name: Clanker. Age: 20 years old. Appearance: Everywhere, but mostly on social media. It sounds a bit insulting. It is,…
Australian film-maker Alex Proyas: ‘broken’ movie industry needs to be rebuilt and ‘AI can help us do that’ | Artificial intelligence (AI)
At a time when capitalist forces are driving much of the advancement in artificial intelligence, Alex Proyas sees the use…
I’ve seen how big tech has transformed the classroom – and parents are right to be worried | Velislava Hillman
A quiet transformation is unfolding in schools: commercial technology is rapidly reshaping how children learn, often without much public debate…
Everyone in Canberra agrees action is needed on AI. But what to do and how? And at what cost? | Australian politics
Despite commissioning another process into how Australia might deal with artificial intelligence, the Labor government will soon have to stop…
Don’t let AIs fool you – they can’t ‘suffer’ | Artificial intelligence (AI)
The AI chatbot Maya (AI called Maya tells Guardian: ‘When I’m told I’m just code, I don’t feel insulted. I…
Wytham Abbey’s asking price slashed by 60% after failure to find buyer | Property
Wytham Abbey, a 15th-century grade I-listed manor that was once planned as a hub for technologists and philosophers to solve…
The Big Idea: why we should embrace AI doctors | Books
We expect our doctors to be demi-gods – flawless, tireless, always right. But they are only human. Increasingly, they are…
Coventry council to use Palantir AI in social work, Send and children’s services | Coventry
Public sector workers have voiced “deep concern” after Coventry city council signed a £500,000-a-year artificial intelligence contract with the US…
‘Sliding into an abyss’: experts warn over rising use of AI for mental health support | Mental health
Vulnerable people turning to AI chatbots instead of professional therapists for mental health support could be “sliding into a dangerous…
Doctors develop AI stethoscope that can detect major heart conditions in 15 seconds | Artificial intelligence (AI)
Doctors have successfully developed an artificial intelligence-led stethoscope that can detect three heart conditions in 15 seconds. Invented in 1816,…