An AI-driven influence operation is spreading pro-China propaganda across YouTube
ShutterstockA recent investigation from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has revealed an extensive network of YouTube channels promoting pro-Chinese...
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2023 was the year of generative AI. What can we expect in 2024?
Midjourney image by T.J. ThomsonIn 2023, artificial intelligence (AI) truly entered our daily lives. The latest data shows four in...
Data poisoning: how artists are sabotaging AI to take revenge on image generators
T.J. Thomson, Author providedImagine this. You need an image of a balloon for a work presentation and turn to a...
The AI industry is on the verge of becoming another boys’ club. We’re all going to lose out if it does
ShutterstockA recent New York Times article released a list of people “behind the dawn of the modern artificial intelligence movement”...
Human intelligence: how cognitive circuitry, rather than brain size, drove its evolution
wikipedia/Foley, CC BY-SAIt’s one of the great paradoxes of evolution. Humans have demonstrated that having large brains are key to...
AI can already diagnose depression better than a doctor and tell you which treatment is best
ShutterstockArtificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionise the way we diagnose and treat illness. It could be particularly helpful for...
‘Computer says no’: more employers are using AI to recruit, increasing the risk of discrimination
Somkid ThongdeeImagine being the most qualified person for a job and not getting a call-back or not being selected for...
Technologies like artificial intelligence are changing our understanding of war
Technology is changing how wars are fought, but not the reasons for them. (Shutterstock)Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely regarded as...
Israel’s AI can produce 100 bombing targets a day in Gaza. Is this the future of war?
Last week, reports emerged that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are using an artificial intelligence (AI) system called Habsora (Hebrew...
How ChatGPT can help you do archival research — but never replace archivists
Archivists are needed to help users of archives make good use of AI-powered technologies for effective research. (Shutterstock)Archivists assist users...
