AI
‘Orphaned inventions’: Life-saving AI discoveries trapped in legal black hole
The law insists inventors have to be human. But that means we’re missing out on groundbreaking medicine and technology developed by AI.
- by Angus Dalton
Latest
Not actual legal advice: AI model tries to re-create mind of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“It’s really fun to play with, but we should not take it seriously as well as we shouldn’t pretend that that’s a lawyer,” said one professor of artificial intelligence.
- by Pranshu Verma
Self-aware machines? Not quite, but AI is already with us
Experts have shot down claims Google has created a sentient AI, but artificial intelligence is already impacting how we live.
- by Stuart Layt
Computers never lie? Sadly, we trust too much in the magic of tech
The advance of AI needs to be handled with great care or we could face a dismal future, says guru Toby Walsh.
- by Kurt Johnson
Opinion
Parenting
Artificial children? For all the upsides, there’s a big danger
Sure, you’d skip childbirth and nappies. You could mute them in the car. But you could also let them go far too easily.
- by Samantha Selinger-Morris
Digital offspring will replace human babies, says AI expert
Catriona Campbell, one of the UK’s leading authorities in artificial intelligence, calls them the Tamagotchi Generation, after the digital pet toy released in 1996.
- by Tom Ough and Maighna Nanu
AI to help diagnose whether COVID patient will suffer severe effects
Researchers will use machine learning to develop a tool to predict whether someone will develop severe COVID-19 symptoms, to help manage the disease into the future.
- by Stuart Layt
Ashton Kutcher and Ukraine are fans but an Aussie-founded AI firm is in strife
Australian founder of Clearview Hoan Ton-That believes his database of more than 10 billion images is helping police catch insurrectionists and paedophiles but his business model is under threat around the world.
- by Laurel Henning, Cynthia Kroet, James Panichi and Mike Swift
Is artificial intelligence a friend or foe? Or is that a question for Siri?
University of NSW Professor Toby Walsh reveals the good, bad and the ugly side of artificial intelligence.
- by Greg Callaghan
Robert Pattinson is the latest celeb targeted by deepfakes, this time on TikTok
Experts and fans are saying TikTok videos of what looks like The Batman actor are probably deepfakes. Here’s why.
- by Millie Muroi
How a Ukrainian duo became billionaires correcting work-from-home emails
Grammarly is one of the world’s biggest unicorns, and it started with a simple plan – for the world to write better English.
- by Blake Schmidt and Alexander Sazonov