‘At 2am, it feels like someone’s there’: why Nigerians are choosing chatbots to give them advice and therapy | Global health
On a quiet evening in her Abuja hotel, Joy Adeboye, 23, sits on her bed clutching her phone, her mind…
AI tools make potentially harmful errors in social work records, research says | Social work
AI tools are making potentially harmful errors in social work records, from bogus warnings of suicidal ideation to simple “gibberish”,…
UK wealth manager and price comparison site shares fall amid AI fears | Stock markets
Wealth managers and price comparison sites have become the latest companies to be hit by fears that their businesses will…
The big AI job swap: why white-collar workers are ditching their careers | AI (artificial intelligence)
California-based Jacqueline Bowman had been dead set on becoming a writer since she was a child. At 14 she got…
Without stronger privacy laws, Australians are guinea pigs in a real-time dystopian AI experiment | Peter Lewis
Say cheese! A decision last week greenlighting Bunnings’ use of facial recognition technology to routinely monitor customers provides a not-so-happy…
Cowboys, lassos, and nudity: AI startups turn to stunts for attention in a crowded market | US news
When Lunos, an AI startup in New York City, was gearing up for launch, its founder and chief executive, Duncan…
Will the Gulf’s push for its own AI succeed? | Technology
Hello, and welcome to TechScape. Today in tech, we’re discussing the Persian Gulf countries making a play for sovereignty over…
Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by Sydney University-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding | Gambling
Independent senator David Pocock says he is “deeply concerned” a report sent to politicians by a University of Sydney-based institute…
No, the human-robot singularity isn’t here. But we must take action to govern AI | Samuel Woolley
On a recent trip to the San Francisco Bay Area, I was shocked by the billboards that lined the freeway…
Telstra to axe more than 200 jobs amid AI rollout | Telstra
More than 200 Telstra jobs are expected to be cut, as the telco rolls out AI capabilities and sends some…