Exploring the societal and ethical dimensions of AI’s influence and integration.
A new wave of AI-enhanced surveillance is spreading across the US and UK, as private companies and government agencies deploy AI-powered cameras to analyze crowds, detect…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
Pope Francis addressed the leaders of the G7 democracies at their annual summit in Puglia, Italy, on Friday. The 87-year-old pontiff, who arrived in a wheelchair,…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
Scientists used AI to discover that African elephants use unique vocalizations, similar to names, to call out to and identify specific members of their herd. The…
By Sam Jeans · 7 min read
Police in Australia launched an investigation into the distribution of AI-generated pornographic images of around 50 schoolgirls, with the perpetrator believed to be a teenage boy. …
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
Google’s latest flagship I/O conference saw the company double down on its Search Generative Experience (SGE) – which will embed generative AI into Google Search. SGE,…
By Sam Jeans · 5 min read
The US Justice Department (DOJ) cited risks of AI disinformation and deepfakes as reasons why it won’t release audio of Joe Biden’s special counsel interview over…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
A group of former and current OpenAI and Google employees are calling AI companies out on what they say is a dangerous culture of secrecy surrounding…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed an AI system that allows noise-canceling headphones to isolate and amplify a single voice in a crowded, noisy…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
AI companions – once bound to science fiction, this phrase has become a reality. But might they provide comfort to people in an increasingly lonely world?…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
OpenAI has entered into a multi-year, $250 million agreement with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, which includes The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, The Times, and…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
