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There are systems ‘guarding’ your data in cyberspace – but who is guarding the guards?
We use internet-connected devices to access our bank accounts, keep our transport...
A Google software engineer believes an AI has become sentient. If he’s right, how would we know?
Google’s LaMDA software (Language Model for Dialogue Applications) is a sophisticated...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: a seductive idea requiring critical engagement
Narrative frames are fundamental to unifying ideologies
We taught an AI to impersonate Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde – here’s what it revealed about sentience
If that reads a little like Shakespeare defending humans’ innate superiority over...
Is Google’s LaMDA conscious? A philosopher’s view
LaMDA is Google’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot
Five of the world’s tiniest robots
Allow me to take you on a trip down my memory lane. As a young lad, a film I saw...
Facial recognition technology: how it’s being used in Ukraine and why it’s still so controversial
Facial recognition technology is being used in warfare for the first time
Why the Apple and Google app store monopoly could soon be over
New rules on mobile app stores could trigger a wave of creative, cheaper apps with...
NFTs: how top brands like Nike and Prada are using them – and what could go wrong
Luxury fashion house Prada has a scheme for customers who want something even more...
Listening to asthma and COPD: An AI-powered wearable could monitor respiratory health
A neck patch that monitors respiratory sounds may help manage asthma and chronic...
Therapy on the go: Mildly depressed or simply stressed, people are tapping apps for mental health care
It might be surprising to think about browsing for therapists and ordering up mental...
Tech firms are making computer chips with human cells – is it ethical?
The year is 2030 and we are at the world’s largest tech conference, CES in Las Vegas
What are digital twins? A pair of computer modeling experts explain
A digital twin is a virtual representation of a real system – a building, the power...
How digital technology can help keep cities green and pleasant
Parks, small woodlands and even simple patches of grass not only keep a city attractive,...
How many bots are on Twitter? The question is difficult to answer and misses the point
Twitter reports that fewer than 5% of accounts are fakes or spammers, commonly referred...
Nonprogrammers are building more of the world’s software – a computer scientist explains ‘no-code’
Traditional computer programming has a steep learning curve that requires learning...