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Humans are aggressive, sometimes too much – could ‘moral enhancement’ technologies offer a solution?
It’s a mistake to think problematic aggression is limited to those with psychiatric...
Sci-fi shows like ‘Westworld’ and ‘Altered Carbon’ offer a glimpse into the future of urban transportation
Before the pandemic, a typical commute may have involved choosing between walking,...
How technology allows us to reveal secrets of Amazonian biodiversity
Tropical forest covers 12% of the planet’s land surface yet hosts around two thirds...
The iPhone turns 15: a look at the past (and future) of one of the 21st century’s most influential devices
Today marks 15 years since Apple released what’s arguably its flagship device: the...
Cosmic dust from Venus is inspiring new air pollution-busting technology
Reducing carbon emissions from roads, railways and shipping requires implementing...
How to combat the unethical and costly use of deepfakes
Deepfakes are video, audio and image content generated by artificial intelligence
The dangers of big data extend to farming
The explicit motive for data harvesting is the prediction of consumer wants and...
Scams and cryptocurrency can go hand in hand – here’s how they work and what to watch out for
When one of our students told us they were going to drop out of college in August...
Like the gig economy, crypto gaming is sold with promise of convenience and riches. In practice it’s deeply exploitative
Video games are increasingly incorporating blockchains, the decentralised databases...
Drivers of self-driving cars can rely too much on autopilot, and that’s a recipe for disaster
We were promised a very near future where autonomous machines would be serving our...
How the metaverse could change the purpose and feel of cities
Several companies, including Apple and Microsoft, are betting that the world of...
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